Don't Drink the Water (1994)

 

An ordinary American family goes on vacation to Europe. Because of the Cold War they are stuck in the U.S. Embassy surrounding by the Soviet forces. 

Lackluster Woody Allen comedy made for TV comes with good cast and all the typical ingredients one would expect from this director, but it's all quite haphazard and, strangely, not funny at all.

Halliwell (no star): "Frenetic and stagey version of the play, with broad acting that diminishes what is left of the comedy."

Maltin**: "Uninspired adaptation...Cast works hard, with sporadic results." 

The Cannonball Run (1981)

A wide variety of eccentric competitors participate in a wild and illegal cross-country road race, and they will do anything to win the road race, including low-down, dirty tricks.

From memory: All-star cast thigh-slapping car chase comedy, mainly for an audience with a low threshold to have a laugh.

Halliwell (no star): "Well-known stars are all at sea in this comedy/disaster extravaganza, which seems to have begun as a joke rather than a script."

Maltin BOMB: "Just what civilization needs - more Reynolds car-chase silliness...Pretty unendurable, despite unusual cast; rumor has it that the one responsible for casting Dino and Sammy as priests is still doing his Hail Marys."

Dom DeLuise

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