Al Franken is so bad, he drags this otherwise bad movie down to terrible.
Laura San Giacomo is, though, great ... just not enough to save this mess.
Franken's diction is abysmal, almost as if he had some physical defect; he should never be allowed near a microphone. For that matter, he probably should not be allowed in front of a camera, either.
He must know somebody, because he has not anywhere near enough talent to be named the star of a movie, any movie, even one this bad.
After writing the above, some years later I saw him in an old "Saturday Night Live," and I realize I was understating the problem.
Franken was terrible even in those lousy skits. Worst of all, He Was Just Not Funny, even, or especially, in the dumb skits he himself wrote.
Laura San Giacomo, however, is so beautiful, so exotically beautiful, that one could almost put up with Franken just to be able to look at her. Almost. Better to watch her in something else. Anything else.
THIS IS ADDED: After reading comments by others, I understand better what motivated people to produce this awful movie. (It's still terrible.) I said "yes" to "Was this comment helpful?" even when I disagreed with the rating the commenter had given. Reason: It was indeed helpful.
I wish others would answer the question rather than saying "no" because they disagree with the opinion.
Laura San Giacomo is, though, great ... just not enough to save this mess.
Franken's diction is abysmal, almost as if he had some physical defect; he should never be allowed near a microphone. For that matter, he probably should not be allowed in front of a camera, either.
He must know somebody, because he has not anywhere near enough talent to be named the star of a movie, any movie, even one this bad.
After writing the above, some years later I saw him in an old "Saturday Night Live," and I realize I was understating the problem.
Franken was terrible even in those lousy skits. Worst of all, He Was Just Not Funny, even, or especially, in the dumb skits he himself wrote.
Laura San Giacomo, however, is so beautiful, so exotically beautiful, that one could almost put up with Franken just to be able to look at her. Almost. Better to watch her in something else. Anything else.
THIS IS ADDED: After reading comments by others, I understand better what motivated people to produce this awful movie. (It's still terrible.) I said "yes" to "Was this comment helpful?" even when I disagreed with the rating the commenter had given. Reason: It was indeed helpful.
I wish others would answer the question rather than saying "no" because they disagree with the opinion.