This movie attempts to replace Danny Kaye's usual verbal fireworks with adolescent slapstick, and it doesn't work. Slapstick can be very funny, when done properly, and Danny did a good job of it in "The Court Jester", but here it falls flat. I honestly didn't laugh at a single gag in the movie. It obviously wasn't tailored to Danny Kaye"s unique talents, which his earlier comedies were. It's much too generic. But worse, it's simply not funny. And since Danny Kaye can be an incredibly funny performer, the fault obviously lies with the weak script, which plays like a throwback to an old Buster Keaton silent movie - without the laughs. Don't waste your time. Instead, go watch one of Danny's classic comedies, like "The Court Jester" or "Wonder Man".
Review of The Man from the Diners' Club
