"Fun with Dick and Jane" is a solid, well-made family movie, although it goes without saying that it's not perfect.
Dick (George Segal) is a successful upper-class businessman who suddenly loses his job when his boss (Ed McMahon) fires him. His wife, Jane (Jane Fonda), soon finds her world turned upside-down as she is hard-pressed to afford the most simple commodities.
In a last-ditch effort, the couple turn to harmless crime such as robbing banks (never killing people - it is a PG movie after all and they aren't Bonnie and Clyde, as the tagline says), until they decide to even rip off Dick's ex-boss at one of his Christmas parties.
The movie is being remade this year with Jim Carrey (originally to co-star Cameron Diaz, who pulled out) and I don't think it's necessary. The original works as an amiable, entertaining family comedy and a remake set today would only seem redundant.
The cast is strong - McMahon is a scene-stealer and Fonda and Segal have good chemistry.
It's a lite version of "Bonnie and Clyde" with a predictably fairy-tale-happy ending and likable characters. It's not ugly or mean-spirited, it's just a nice family film - and what more would you expect from a movie called "Fun with Dick and Jane"? (Well, other than porn, obviously.)
Dick (George Segal) is a successful upper-class businessman who suddenly loses his job when his boss (Ed McMahon) fires him. His wife, Jane (Jane Fonda), soon finds her world turned upside-down as she is hard-pressed to afford the most simple commodities.
In a last-ditch effort, the couple turn to harmless crime such as robbing banks (never killing people - it is a PG movie after all and they aren't Bonnie and Clyde, as the tagline says), until they decide to even rip off Dick's ex-boss at one of his Christmas parties.
The movie is being remade this year with Jim Carrey (originally to co-star Cameron Diaz, who pulled out) and I don't think it's necessary. The original works as an amiable, entertaining family comedy and a remake set today would only seem redundant.
The cast is strong - McMahon is a scene-stealer and Fonda and Segal have good chemistry.
It's a lite version of "Bonnie and Clyde" with a predictably fairy-tale-happy ending and likable characters. It's not ugly or mean-spirited, it's just a nice family film - and what more would you expect from a movie called "Fun with Dick and Jane"? (Well, other than porn, obviously.)