Review of Overboard (1987) by Michael Wilmington for Los Angeles Times — 06 Jul 1989
The film tries to mix the two 1930s movie comedy strains: screwball romance and populist fable. But there's something nerveless and thin about it. Hawn and Russell are good, but their scenes together have a calculated spontaneity--overcute, obvious.
Director Garry Marshall keeps the lines slamming off each other briskly but with a shallow, hectoring energy. And he doesn't have much visual flair.
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This review of Overboard (1987) was written by Michael Wilmington and published by Los Angeles Times on 06 Jul 1989.
Overboard has generally received positive reviews.
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