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Advantages: Very funny, classy comedy, great cast, good setting, good story line
Disadvantages: None for me

...has a lot to learn. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a remake of a 1960's film which starred David Niven and Marlon Brando playing the leading roles. Set in a fictional, French resort Michael Caine as Laurence Jamieson has been making a good living by way of duping gullible females out of their cash. In league with the local head of police, played by Anton Rogers, he has a nice little earner set up. When Freddy Benson, played by Steve Martin, arrives in ...
...farce thrown in occasionally then this film should entertain and amuse you. Despite being twenty years old it is not really dated. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was directed by Frank Oz and more recently a stage musical has been made of this film. Thanks for reading (C) Eiley 2008 ... Read review

Advantages: Very funny
Disadvantages: None

...nor acknowledges that losers exist. Bowfinger (Martin) is a failed film producer who decides to hire Eddie Murphy for his latest film. Except he can't afford him. So he and his dodgy collection of Mexican film makers and wannabee actors film Murphy without his knowledge. Luckily Murphy is a member of a weird wacko religion called Mindhead which is astonishingly similar to Scientology in that they believe in aliens and are deeply paranoid. Murphy ...
...aliens (which he is). Meanwhile Heather Graham as the ingenue actress shags her way up the ladder. Favorite line: "Where do I go to be an actress? I've given myself a week to make it!" This is a very funny film, sarky and witty. Eddie Murphy shows just what a talented comedien he is and Steve Martin is triumphant. It has a feelgood ending but it's not the usual saccharine comedy fayre. Thoroughly recommend as a laugh out loud comedy and a look ... Read review

Advantages: great cast
Disadvantages: not as funny as expected.

...a self titled 'business' called Bowfinger International Movies, despite having never made a movie to date. Bowfinger proceeds to arrange a meeting with his clientele. After failing to persuade a director, or Kit Ramsey to work on his project, the group continue to make the film on their own, taking hidden footage of Kit whilst about his day to day business. This is difficult at the best of times, let alone when trying to complete such a project on ...
...to him they are. Bowfinger - Steve Martin Kit Ramsey - Eddie Murphy Daisy - Heather Graham This is another film to add to a long list, in which Murphy plays multiple characters. Whilst Murphy is evidently good at such roles, it is more than a little disappointing to see him being type cast. A fresh new face perhaps would have been nice, instead of plumping for the good, but not great, reliable Eddie Murphy. The story was all just a little too ... Read review

Advantages: Hilarious entertainment
Disadvantages: none

Director: Ate De Jong Producer: Paul Webster. Writers: Elizabeth Livingston, Carlos Davis, Anthony Fingleton. Stars: Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason, Tim Matheson, Carrie Fisher, Daniel Gerroll and Ron Eldard. This comedy about the relationship between a girl and her imaginary friend was released in 1991. **BRIEF PLOT** Elizabeth Cronin, or Lizzie, (played by Phoebe Cates), is a young lady with low self esteem, allowing everyone to walk ...
...in one lunchtime, including her job and her husband, she is forced to move back with her overpowering mother, Polly, (played by Marsha Mason) in her childhood home. Unfortunately for her, when she steps into her old bedroom and finds a rather battered jack in the box she is soon reunited with her imaginary friend from her childhood 'Drop dead Fred', (played by Rik Mayall), who only Lizzie can hear or see. With many flashback later, the story unfolds ... Read review

Advantages: Funny, Cameron Diaz !!
Disadvantages: predicatable,

"Review" I found this film reasonably funny, some good one-liners however had a quite predictable storyline. set in Vegas, and brief plot is that two people find they got married after a drunken night and one winning three million dollars, they try to get divorced however judge doesn't let them and tells them to try the marriage for six weeks, they spend these six weeks trying to undermine the other but end up falling helplessly in love. I enjoyed ...
...finally cameron diaz looking good as ever "Info" released: 9th may 2008 genre: Comedy Director: Tom Vaughan Runtime: 99 Mins Cert: UK 12a / USA PG-13 "Cast" Cameron Diaz - Joy McNally Ashton Kutcher - Jack Fuller Rob Corddry - Hater Lake Bell - Tipper Jason Sudeikis - Mason Treat Williams - Jack Fuller Sr. Deirdre O'Connell - Judy Fuller Michelle Krusiec - Chong Dennis Farina - Richard Banger ... Read review