alexakis39 When I first watched this I didn't really grab my attention, but then I couldn't stop thinking about it. Within three about I went from thinking is was so-so, to loving it. I guess I can understand why some people don't like it, as I didn't at first. I love the humor in it. I especially love the songs Steve Buscemi and Hope Davis sing. Along with those two songs the soundtrack to this movie is great. I say, give it a chance and watch it twice. It also stars the wonderful Lili Taylor, Elizabeth Bracco and Tony Shalhoub. One of my favorite parts was the dancing at the end to Skokiaan by Louis Armstrong. I just really liked it.

WisdomSeed I found this DVD for $4.99 at K-Mart, so I took a chance with it. I began to watch it and lost interest, and so for about four weeks in a row, I would put the movie on and start doing something else and not really watch it. Once time I caught the credits rolling and I new then I had to see how they came to this conclusion. The first time I sat down and actually paid attention to it, it was hard to watch, until they got on the ship, then I was in love with this movie. Since then I have gained a great amount of appreciation for he beginning of the movie as well. I have always loved the farces of the 30s and early 40s and this movie a big fat wet kiss to those movies and the fun they looked like they had making them (the actors looked like they had a ball making this movie). I love this movie now, I look forward to seeing it and have to deprive myself of it at times. I love this movie because it is a very well crafted tribute to movies I have loved since I was a child. Laurel and Hardy, Astaire and Rogers, and a bunch of artists who love the art. This is a wonderful movie. There are times I wish I could tell Stanley Tucci just how much joy I get from this silly little movie and to thank him for making it.

voacor This movie is not perfect-- There are some timing problems and a few jokes fall flat, but it is a good madcap romp with lots of great actors having a good time. This is a good movie to watch on a day when you need cheering up and your brain is not being too demanding.The music is also terrific and there is a great dance number with the whole cast and crew as the closing credits roll.Tucci and Platt are really good in their roles, but the supporting cast makes it work. Billy Connolly does a good turn as a over-sexed boxer who gets his eye on one of the boys. Lilli Taylor is charming as usual and Campbell Scott does one of the more unusual parts I have seen him in.It looks like the actors all got on board this one just for fun and they all appeared to have fun overacting and playing the slapstick to the hilt.

ydnarkoocob File under general silliness. I laughed at this the way my spouse did with Jim Carey's Liar Liar. This is a risqué update of Laurel and Hardy or Abbot and Costello movies with a heaping helping of Film Noir. It is complete with Pink Panther-like pratfalling and Monty Python farce. Definitely for an adult audience, not a kiddie movie. Dissing this movie is like complaining that Rocky Horror Picture show lacked plot development. If you get this film genre, if you really get it… you're going to wet your pants laughing. Look for Campbell Scott's portrayal of the Nazi ship's steward Meistrich and a wonderful stretch with Oliver Platt in drag. Stanley Tucci and Tony Shaloub are a riot. Scenes with Scotsman Billy Connolly as the physically fit tennis pro are not to miss. He's way funnier than Fat Bastard and easier on the eyes. So settle in quietly with a glass of wine or a bottle of Guiness and let this delightful 1930's farce treat you an old fashioned belly laugh.