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This is one of my husband’s favorite movies of all times. In fact, he owned the DVD before we even had a DVD player. I do, however, have to agree that his enthusiasm is well-deserved. The Man Who Knew Too Little is an excellent comedy.
Bill Murray once again plays the character that he plays best -– the lovable, well-meaning guy who’s just not quite right (think What About Bob?). This time, he’s Wallace Ritchie, a Blockbuster Video employee from Des Moines, Iowa, who decides to take a trip to London on his birthday to surprise his brother, James (Peter Gallagher). James, however, is preparing for an important dinner meeting, and he needs to get rid of Wallace before his guests arrive. So James buys Wallace a ticket for the Theatre of Life, an experimental theatrical experience, in which people pay to be a part of the play.
Wallace is instructed to wait by a certain phone booth until he gets the call that tells him where to go next. But he answers the wrong call –- one that was meant for a real, live hit man. So Wallace unknowingly becomes caught up in a secret operation that’s supposed to begin a second Cold War -– and he thinks he’s just an actor.
This movie is filled with hilarious action –- like a car chase involving the police and Wallace driving a Mini the wrong way around a roundabout. Bill Murray does an excellent job of acting clueless (like I said, it’s what he does best). Peter Gallagher’s performance, on the other hand, makes me nervous. He’s just so rigid and unstable -– but Murray more than makes up for what Gallagher lacks.
I highly recommend that you add The Man Who Knew Too Little to your collection. Then you can watch it every time you have a bad day. Not only will it bring the smile back to your face, but it’ll make you laugh out loud.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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