This movie is about a stand-up comedian who is running from the mob. Warren Beatty is a comedian(supposedly) who has racked up some serious gambling debts and must now avoid the unhappy loan sharks. The worst part about this movie are the jokes. The jokes are not the slightest bit funny. At all. The club audience sits in as a human laugh track. I hope these extras were paid more than the minimum SAG wage, because it took some serious acting to laugh at these pathetic attempts at humor. Beatty's comic delivery doesn't help.
On the positive side, the movie is visually splendid, like a well made MTV video. The film is in black-and-white which adds to the haunting and mysterious nature of the plot. Warren Beatty is definitely a full fledged movie-star, one can easily see how he got the girls. The jazz music in the background is perhaps the best aspect of the movie.
On the positive side, the movie is visually splendid, like a well made MTV video. The film is in black-and-white which adds to the haunting and mysterious nature of the plot. Warren Beatty is definitely a full fledged movie-star, one can easily see how he got the girls. The jazz music in the background is perhaps the best aspect of the movie.