If you either like Danny DeVito or Richard Dreyfuss, then I would highly recommend this movie to you, because their acting performances are witty, endearing and full on energetic. Both actors were at the peak of their careers when they made this movie.
Really great to watch both these acting talents butt heads in this endearing story about 2 quarrelling salesmen in the early sixties.
This is not a straight comedy, but more of a kind hearted, witty portrait of the early sixties, in which 2 salesmen get into an argument with each other. One thing leads to another and before they know it they are both sworn enemies. A lot of witty conflicts follow. A budding romance can be enjoyed as well.
Any bad? It aint a comedy classic, but it surely deserves more attention than the less than 50 Imdb reviews, although I guess that the typical Barry Levinson slowburning direction style is the reason why this comedy hasnt gotten very popular, when it was first released. I personally like that particular slowburning direction style, although I did notice that this comedy lasts almost 2 hours, while most comedies never go beyond 90 minutes for a reason. But those 2 hours are being effectively used to inject some (light hearted) drama at the end of this movie. I liked that extra bit of true to life drama near the end in this comedy, but some might be put off a bit by the lack of speed and jokes near the end.
I hope you enjoyed reading my 600th review on Imdb. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy this charming, nostalgic and very witty movie!
This is not a straight comedy, but more of a kind hearted, witty portrait of the early sixties, in which 2 salesmen get into an argument with each other. One thing leads to another and before they know it they are both sworn enemies. A lot of witty conflicts follow. A budding romance can be enjoyed as well.
Any bad? It aint a comedy classic, but it surely deserves more attention than the less than 50 Imdb reviews, although I guess that the typical Barry Levinson slowburning direction style is the reason why this comedy hasnt gotten very popular, when it was first released. I personally like that particular slowburning direction style, although I did notice that this comedy lasts almost 2 hours, while most comedies never go beyond 90 minutes for a reason. But those 2 hours are being effectively used to inject some (light hearted) drama at the end of this movie. I liked that extra bit of true to life drama near the end in this comedy, but some might be put off a bit by the lack of speed and jokes near the end.
I hope you enjoyed reading my 600th review on Imdb. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy this charming, nostalgic and very witty movie!