A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
A Fish Called Wanda is wacky and zany, and it won the wonderfully talented Kevin Kline his only Academy Award, but it just isn’t my cup of tea. I’ve enjoyed other wacky, zany movies from the 1980s, like Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, but not this one. The plot centers on a group of crazy criminals who want to steal a bunch of diamonds but end up double-crossing each other in the process. If you’re a fan of the cast, including Jamie Lee Curtis and John Cleese, give it a shot and see if you like it.
Most of the humor in this movie doesn’t really stand the test of time, which might be why I didn’t like it, since I didn’t see it in the theaters. One of the characters has a terrible stutter, and the audience is supposed to laugh at him. Two other characters pretend to be brother and sister so they can have an affair without anyone suspecting. In another memorable scene, Kevin Kline eats raw goldfish as a torture tactic for the owner. It’s a very particular brand of humor, and since humor is so personal, I’m hesitant to actually criticize the movie. It just wasn’t my style.
More Kevin Kline movies here!
Most of the humor in this movie doesn’t really stand the test of time, which might be why I didn’t like it, since I didn’t see it in the theaters. One of the characters has a terrible stutter, and the audience is supposed to laugh at him. Two other characters pretend to be brother and sister so they can have an affair without anyone suspecting. In another memorable scene, Kevin Kline eats raw goldfish as a torture tactic for the owner. It’s a very particular brand of humor, and since humor is so personal, I’m hesitant to actually criticize the movie. It just wasn’t my style.
More Kevin Kline movies here!