Tag Archives: Comedy

The First Wives Club - *

Posted on September 20, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

This revenge comedy starts well, but wanders off track and never returns. The First Wives Club focuses on three divorced women: Annie (Diane Keaton) is a struggling housewife with an overbearing mother and a lesbian daughter. She is only “separated” … Continue reading →

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Bulletproof - * *

Posted on September 6, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Bulletproof is a rather routine buddy-action/comedy that should have concentrated a bit more on the comedy side, and less on the action. Archie Moses (Adam Sandler) and Rock Keats (Damon Wayans) are partners in crime, and best friends to boot…that … Continue reading →

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A Very Brady Sequel - 1/2*

Posted on August 23, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Take the original Brady Bunch movie, eliminate the originality and cohesiveness, and string the remnants along a rather flimsy plotline, and you’ve got A Very Brady Sequel, a tired rehash of a film that wasn’t all that great to begin … Continue reading →

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Carpool - 1/2*

Posted on August 23, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

A rather inane and dull family comedy, Carpool is merely a bundle of chase cliches surrounded by unappealing characters. Daniel (David Paymer) is a harried and overworked ad executive, and on the most important day of his business life (these … Continue reading →

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House Arrest - * 1/2*

Posted on August 14, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

House Arrest, although seemingly a well intentioned comedy, is overly simplistic and falls flat. Janet and Ned Beindorf (Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Pollak) are separating after 18 years of marriage. Their children, Grover and Stacy, are distraught and hatch … Continue reading →

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Kingpin - * 1/2*

Posted on July 26, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

The latest comedy from the makers of Dumb and Dumber is a variation of the same theme. Kingpin is a better film, but it can’t seem to find a level of consistency. Woody Harrelson stars as Roy Munson, amateur bowling … Continue reading →

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Joe’s Apartment - *

Posted on July 26, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Adapted from an MTV short film, Joe’s Apartment is actually cute in some spots, but can’t carry an entire film. Jerry O’Connell is Joe, a newcomer to New York, fresh out of Iowa. He lucks into finding the only available … Continue reading →

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Multiplicity - * *

Posted on July 17, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Multiplicity is a cloning comedy that starts out with a great premise, but fails to deliver on its promise. Michael Keaton stars as Doug Kinney, a harried construction worker, who doesn’t have time enough for work, family and himself. He … Continue reading →

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Striptease - * 1/2*

Posted on June 28, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

This incomplete stripper comedy doesn’t have the goods. Demi Moore is Erin Grant, a single mother who is forced to work as a stripper in order to pay court costs to get custody of her young daughter away from her … Continue reading →

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The Nutty Professor - * * *

Posted on June 28, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

Eddie Murphy stars in this hilarious remake of the Jerry Lewis Jekyll-and-Hyde story. Murphy (in one of several roles) stars as Professor Sherman Klump, a shy and very overweight chemist. Klump is smitten by a new professor, Miss Purdy (Jada … Continue reading →

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