Rat Race (2001)
It appears that American critics have lost touch with what's actually funny. With very few exceptions, any comedy that's garnered acclaim this year has struck me as, well, not too funny. Or at least not consistently funny, which is my major problem with this film. It's certainly got its moments (the Barbie museum might be the most inspired comedic sequence of the year), but a lot of it is kind of flat. The opening half-hour in particular is pretty friggin' dire, and though it gets better from there, it never seems to find a consistent rhythm -- the pitfall of too many characters, I suppose. Certainly worth seeing, but wait for cable. The less said about the ending, the better.
Grade: C+
It appears that American critics have lost touch with what's actually funny. With very few exceptions, any comedy that's garnered acclaim this year has struck me as, well, not too funny. Or at least not consistently funny, which is my major problem with this film. It's certainly got its moments (the Barbie museum might be the most inspired comedic sequence of the year), but a lot of it is kind of flat. The opening half-hour in particular is pretty friggin' dire, and though it gets better from there, it never seems to find a consistent rhythm -- the pitfall of too many characters, I suppose. Certainly worth seeing, but wait for cable. The less said about the ending, the better.
Grade: C+
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