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A well-plotted comedy that is helped even more by the chemistry of the cast. Jamie Lee Curtis shines in a role that showcases her talents as an actress. She is equal parts sexy, funny and conniving, making every part she plays believably fun. Kevin Kline got a lot of attention as the over the top Otto and rightfully so. He has some absurd lines that I find it hard to imagine they were able to get through them in one take. Finally, John Cleese playing the straight man, which is no stretch but his own awkward predicaments are genuinely funny as well. This is one of the best non-Monty Python, Monty Python movies.
It's essentially a heist movie where the heist goes right, but the aftermath goes wrong. You simply can't trust other criminals as each one was willing to double-cross the other in order to get their dirty hands on those beautiful diamonds.
I was surprised at how much I laughed during the film and how much the story is woven in. Usually, comedies are light on story and heavy on laughs, A Fish Called Wanda manages to excel at both and never teeter to one side or the other. Michael Palin has a bit where he tries to kill a woman and is unsuccessful each time. Genuinely funny moment in a film full of them.
A Fish Called Wanda
If it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking German!
If it wasn't for us, you'd all be speaking German!
A well-plotted comedy that is helped even more by the chemistry of the cast. Jamie Lee Curtis shines in a role that showcases her talents as an actress. She is equal parts sexy, funny and conniving, making every part she plays believably fun. Kevin Kline got a lot of attention as the over the top Otto and rightfully so. He has some absurd lines that I find it hard to imagine they were able to get through them in one take. Finally, John Cleese playing the straight man, which is no stretch but his own awkward predicaments are genuinely funny as well. This is one of the best non-Monty Python, Monty Python movies.
It's essentially a heist movie where the heist goes right, but the aftermath goes wrong. You simply can't trust other criminals as each one was willing to double-cross the other in order to get their dirty hands on those beautiful diamonds.
I was surprised at how much I laughed during the film and how much the story is woven in. Usually, comedies are light on story and heavy on laughs, A Fish Called Wanda manages to excel at both and never teeter to one side or the other. Michael Palin has a bit where he tries to kill a woman and is unsuccessful each time. Genuinely funny moment in a film full of them.