Review of The Producers (1968) by Dimitri Y — 14 Mar 2010
Mel Brooks first film, maybe his best. With incredible hysterical performances from Wilder, Mostel and Shawn, this movie is not only one of the funniest movies of all time, it's a comedy classic.
The paths they choose to make this movie were very smart, it, although has a incredibly entertaining plot, concentrates in its jokes all the time, it may have as many jokes as satire movies ,like "Scary Movie", but unlike satire movies where they throw hundreds of jokes at us, and eventually some of them work, in "The Producers" almost every joke work, and leave you breathless.
Jokes told by a person that's not funny (Like Rob Schneider), even when the jokes are good, don't work, but the acting of this movie is where it really shines, Wilder, as usual, is extraordinary, charismatic and hysterical, makes me wonder if he is the best comedy actor that ever lived. Mostel's performance is also great, but it's unfair to compare him to Wilder.
The choice of making it only 84 minutes long, was very smart, it's flows naturally and at no time I thought it was boring, every time there was something important happening, making it intense and just fun to watch.
Verdict: One of the funniest movie of all time. Intense, short and with and incredible performance by Gene Wilder.
This review of The Producers (1968) was written by Dimitri Y on 14 Mar 2010.
The Producers has generally received very positive reviews.
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