Review of The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) by Melvin W — 26 Jul 2011
Wallace: Please don't call me by my real name, it destroys the reality I'm trying to create. .
"He's on a mission so secret, even he doesn't know about.".
The Man Who Knew Too Little is likable, but only because of a great premise and of course the one and only Bill Murray. The funny premise never really meets its full potential. The one joke plot line does get old after awhile. Everything that is happening is real and Murrays character, "Spencer" thinks it's all acting. Yeah, funny for awhile, but it can't withstand the hour and a half runtime.
Bill Murray is good of course. He really saves the movie from being complete crap. It's just sad that Murray isn't used to his complete potential. This spoof on the spy thriller genre doesn't come close to other Murray films like Stripes or Groundhog Day. Even with how mediocre this movie is, it never did reach the point where I hated it. It's full of references to other movies like Dirty Harry and The Shining. You can tell Bill Murray is having fun in his role. .
So, I'm kind of in between of The Man Who Knew Too Little. I don't like it, I don't hate it. But what I do know, is I like Bill Murray. So, I'm going to lean more towards the liking side. .
This review of The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) was written by Melvin W on 26 Jul 2011.
The Man Who Knew Too Little has generally received positive reviews.
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