OldeSkool Review of Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy (2002)

Another Bad Film From 2002 (POSSIBLE SPOILER).

[2 April 2003]

What had the makings of a sharp and funny dark show biz satire ends up being a wasteful mess at the hands of an otherwise talented cast and director. Williams (in the first of his 3 bad guy roles, so far), Norton, Keener, DeVito, Stewart, Fierstein and Rispoli (the movie's only likeable character, a punch drunk ex-boxer) seem to struggle with their roles and only manage to squeeze a few laughs out in the process. And the cop-out happy ending just sinks this mess further. For a good, sharp show biz satire rent NETWORK or S.O.B. But skip this turkey. Not the year's worst (THE SWEETEST THING hold that honor, so far), still a major disappointment.