This might be Richard Lester’s worst film, save only for Superman III (1983) perhaps. He was such a vital director in the 60s with
a string of smart, energetic films like A
Hard Day’s Night (1964), Petulia (1968)
and The Bed Sitting Room (1969). It’s supposed to be a throwback to the
screwball comedies of the 30s, but when has that ever worked? Lester should have known better. The actors are not suited to comedy and even
if they were, the jokes are so lame, I don’t think I laughed once. The plot has some con artists – (Michael
O’Keefe, Beverly D’Angelo and Lou Gossett, Jr.) – using a dead soldier’s coffin
to smuggle a bunch of money across the country on a train. The only noteworthy thing about it is an
early appearance by a very young Jim Carrey.
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