6 reviews
I was forced to suffer through this movie. Perhaps the worst movie ever.
This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. What kind of character was Pacino portraying? Who comes up with this kind of dialogue and who suggested that Pacino portray the character in this ridiculous manner? I expected the kid to interrupt Pacino and blurt out, "Who talks like that?" Remember the Seinfeld episode where Mr. Bookman is the library cop who does a hilarious straight-face parody of a serious Jack Webb of Dragnet? Pacino's character is acted like a smart-ass Lt. Kojak doing a serious impersonation of Mr. Bookman. There were about ten times more "hoo-haw" belches from Pacino that the average viewer should have to endure. And what was the point of this movie? It had no real story. Pacino is seriously over-rated and this movie was terrible.
This is one of the funniest movies I've ever seen -- not surprising, since it stars Jack Benny, one of the funniest stars ever. Jack is believable both as a nice guy and as a meanie. You might think his mean acts wouldn't be as funny, but the way he does them is the funniest part of the movie. And there is always a newspaper photographer to record it. The movie's only drawback is that it is so short, less than an hour. Usually, especially today, movies drag on too long and wear out their welcome. Jack Benny has never worn out his welcome. This movie should be on DVD. Perhaps a box DVD set with other under-appreciated Jack Benny movies.