The Freshman (1990)
Quirky doesn't even begin to describe this film. Loopy in the extreme might be a closer assessment. The plot doesn't hold up to close scrutiny, but when you've got Matthew Broderick and a pompadour-wearing Frank Whaley chasing a Komodo dragon around a New Jersey mall, who gives a damn about a plot hole? Marlon Brando looks like he's having the time of his life here, and even Penelope Ann Miller ain't that bad. Best gag is easily the passport photo, though the offbeat rendition of "Maggie's Farm" that sails in during the climax is pretty hard to beat also.
Grade: B+
Quirky doesn't even begin to describe this film. Loopy in the extreme might be a closer assessment. The plot doesn't hold up to close scrutiny, but when you've got Matthew Broderick and a pompadour-wearing Frank Whaley chasing a Komodo dragon around a New Jersey mall, who gives a damn about a plot hole? Marlon Brando looks like he's having the time of his life here, and even Penelope Ann Miller ain't that bad. Best gag is easily the passport photo, though the offbeat rendition of "Maggie's Farm" that sails in during the climax is pretty hard to beat also.
Grade: B+
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