Review of The Cheap Detective (1978) by Hannah M — 04 Nov 2009
It doesn't speak well for this movie that an hour after I saw it, I can barely remember what happened in it. Neil Simon's dialogue is best suited to real characters with real personalities... in spoof, it becomes oddly larger-than-life.
This movie seems so determined to be funny that it forgets to actually BE funny. It attempts too many take-offs on specific movies, rather than overall cliches and stereotypes, and just leads to silliness.
And not the good kind. More looks of disdain than laughs here. Very disappointing.
This review of The Cheap Detective (1978) was written by Hannah M on 04 Nov 2009.
The Cheap Detective has generally received positive reviews.
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