The Imposters is an admirable movie. Stanley Tucci lovingly recreates a genre rarely seen in American movies anymore; the slapstick comedy as practiced by Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers. The trouble with The Imposters is that Tucci's execution is missing something. And this something keeps The Imposters from being the laugh riot (and box office hit) that it really deserved.
If you are attuned to this kind of movie, by all means rent it. Tucci and Oliver Platt are very good as out-of-work Depression-era actors who stow away on a luxury liner to evade the law. The movie is chock full of excellent bit parts using such luminaries as Woody Allen, Isabella Rosselini, and Steve Buscemi. But the timing and pacing are often off base and action can drag.... so be forewarned The Imposters is not for everyone.
If you are attuned to this kind of movie, by all means rent it. Tucci and Oliver Platt are very good as out-of-work Depression-era actors who stow away on a luxury liner to evade the law. The movie is chock full of excellent bit parts using such luminaries as Woody Allen, Isabella Rosselini, and Steve Buscemi. But the timing and pacing are often off base and action can drag.... so be forewarned The Imposters is not for everyone.