Review of See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) by David L — 13 Jan 2013

Back in the day, this may well have been one of the cult comedy classics, but it comes across as pretty dated now. The concept of a blind man and a deaf man being the prime suspects of a recent murder is cheesy enough in itself, never mind the onslaught of jokes that are to follow as they set upon themselves to capture the real criminals.

It's slapstick comedy would be highly appealing to the younger generation but the constant use of bad language and sexual references would no doubt prevent many of them being actually permitted to see this.

In comparison to other jokey films of its time I.e. police academy, naked gun, and airplane, it's nowhere near on a par with any of those, and why the hell Kevin Spacey agreed to fulfil such a role is beyond me - presumably a film made before he reached stardom?! It does have its moments of hilarity, but these are few and far between and I'd say this type of humour no longer has the same appeal as it did 20 years ago! It's certainly not a film Gene Wilder will be remembered for as much as his role as Willy Wonka, which is evident in the fact that I'd never even heard of this film, nor Richard Pryor, before watching this.

Having now watched it, I can see exactly why this was!