Mike Myers stars in "So I Married an Axe Murderer," a 1993 comedy also starring Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia, Amanda Plummer, Brenda Fricker, Charles Grodin...and Mike Myers as his own father. Charlie MacKenzie (Myers) always manages to find something wrong with girls once the relationship starts to get serious - they're thieves, they smell like soup, any number of things. When he meets his dream girl, Harriet Michaels, who is behind the counter of a butcher shop, he realizes she may be The One. Then he becomes suspicious that she's an unidentified black widow who's been killing her husbands on their honeymoons all over the country.
The best part about this film is the truly excellent work by Mike Myers, who is more than just a comedian - he's a wonderful actor, capable of creating a full character - in fact, more than one - and being completely believable in dramatic moments as well as funny ones. As his father, with a thick Scottish burr, he's hilarious. Myers plays more than one character in the "Austin Powers" series but in those films, he's funny, playing over the top characters in over the top films. Here, he's called upon to play real people, and he's great.
"So I Married..." has some very funny moments as well as a mystery - I mean, is she a black widow or isn't she - that will keep the viewer interested. All the acting is very good, including Anthony LaPaglia as Charlie's best friend, Brenda Fricker as Charlie's mother and Amanda Plummer as Harriet's sister. The late Phil Hartman has a riotous cameo as a guide, and Charles Grodin does a nice bit with Myers at the end. It's a slight comedy that doesn't stretch to a length that the story can't support. It's silly, it's fun, a great rental.
The best part about this film is the truly excellent work by Mike Myers, who is more than just a comedian - he's a wonderful actor, capable of creating a full character - in fact, more than one - and being completely believable in dramatic moments as well as funny ones. As his father, with a thick Scottish burr, he's hilarious. Myers plays more than one character in the "Austin Powers" series but in those films, he's funny, playing over the top characters in over the top films. Here, he's called upon to play real people, and he's great.
"So I Married..." has some very funny moments as well as a mystery - I mean, is she a black widow or isn't she - that will keep the viewer interested. All the acting is very good, including Anthony LaPaglia as Charlie's best friend, Brenda Fricker as Charlie's mother and Amanda Plummer as Harriet's sister. The late Phil Hartman has a riotous cameo as a guide, and Charles Grodin does a nice bit with Myers at the end. It's a slight comedy that doesn't stretch to a length that the story can't support. It's silly, it's fun, a great rental.