Cool film. Very stylish and different, especially for what was being done in comedy in 1987, for example this has very little relation to comedies of the year like Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Spaceballs or Harry and the Hendersons. Also, is it just me or is My Name is Earl heavily inspired by Raising Arizona? The general small-town, quaint, do-gooder-can't-do-no-good vibe? The tone? The narration? Hmm, maybe it's just me but I wouldn't be surprised.
Anyway, if you're expecting to laugh your bollocks off watching this, you're going in with the wrong mentality and that might sabotage your feelings about this film. It's not unfunny but it's hardly deserving of the comedy genre accolades that have been heaped upon it by the cinema industry.
Go in expecting a very interesting story about morals, ethics and how they intersect with desperation. This is a black, situational comedy that makes you say "that's funny" rather than actually laugh, if you get what I mean.
Anyway, if you're expecting to laugh your bollocks off watching this, you're going in with the wrong mentality and that might sabotage your feelings about this film. It's not unfunny but it's hardly deserving of the comedy genre accolades that have been heaped upon it by the cinema industry.
Go in expecting a very interesting story about morals, ethics and how they intersect with desperation. This is a black, situational comedy that makes you say "that's funny" rather than actually laugh, if you get what I mean.