Review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Tribune — 21 Feb 2008

Such rarefied screen writing calls for the peerless talents of Arthur Hiller, a director with the comic timing of a tax auditor.

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This review of Outrageous Fortune (1987) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Tribune on 21 Feb 2008.

Outrageous Fortune has generally received mixed reviews.

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