Review of Punchline (1988) by Desson Thomson for Washington Post — 09 Jul 1999
The road to stand-up Oz is littered with conventional, sentimental banana peel; writer/director David Seltzer avoids much, but not all, of it. His biggest slip-up is creating an unlikely relationship between Hanks and Field.
Gold is a young, starving, responsibility-evading, med-school dropout who has psychic energy only for great comedy. As frumpy, mousey, older, married mother Lilah -- who thinks she just might be able to do that comedy thing -- Fields couldn't be more of a mismatch.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of Punchline (1988) was written by Desson Thomson and published by Washington Post on 09 Jul 1999.
Punchline has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
