I say that in the title because I don't like comedies. At least what has been passing for comedy for quite a while.
The first ten minutes of 'Overboard' did not impress me at all. I thought for sure the next hour and a half was going to be nothing but lame jokes and contrived humor. But like a slow start to a championship football game, the story rises to the occasion quickly and stays there.
The preface to the story is not new, in fact it's a direct re-boot of the 1987 'Overboard' starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Only this time the roles are reversed: In this version, it is the conniving female who kidnaps the hapless male and convinces him he's nothing but a lowly house husband with a dead-end job and a gaggle of kids.
I'm tempted to say the original was somewhat better, but both films deliver with very different dimensions. Time will tell.
As the story progresses, 'Kate' very much enjoys extracting her revenge on 'Leonardo' with daily surprises of responsibilities and new realities of who he 'used' to be.
The tables slowly turn, however, with Leo not only becoming accustomed to his new duties, but actually relishing his new roles and begins to excel at them. This all of course gives Kate more than she bargained for and is in a quandary of how to now get rid of him.
I found the soundtrack a little goofy, but the supporting roles are well cast with a few very intriguing sub-plots. Character development for nearly all the cast gets high marks.
Most of the humor deployed feels spontaneous and comes out of left field which slapped me with biting laughs.
When Leonardo regains his memory, the scene portraying his sudden recovery is way too convenient and contrived, but it's a minor sin compared to this lovely story's' skillful unfolding.
And actress and newcomer Hannah Nordberg, who plays 'Emily' bears an absolutely bizarre resemblance to a very young Beverly D'Angelo.
A terrific family movie for a Saturday night.
And be sure to sit through the ending credits. I found them hilarious.
The first ten minutes of 'Overboard' did not impress me at all. I thought for sure the next hour and a half was going to be nothing but lame jokes and contrived humor. But like a slow start to a championship football game, the story rises to the occasion quickly and stays there.
The preface to the story is not new, in fact it's a direct re-boot of the 1987 'Overboard' starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. Only this time the roles are reversed: In this version, it is the conniving female who kidnaps the hapless male and convinces him he's nothing but a lowly house husband with a dead-end job and a gaggle of kids.
I'm tempted to say the original was somewhat better, but both films deliver with very different dimensions. Time will tell.
As the story progresses, 'Kate' very much enjoys extracting her revenge on 'Leonardo' with daily surprises of responsibilities and new realities of who he 'used' to be.
The tables slowly turn, however, with Leo not only becoming accustomed to his new duties, but actually relishing his new roles and begins to excel at them. This all of course gives Kate more than she bargained for and is in a quandary of how to now get rid of him.
I found the soundtrack a little goofy, but the supporting roles are well cast with a few very intriguing sub-plots. Character development for nearly all the cast gets high marks.
Most of the humor deployed feels spontaneous and comes out of left field which slapped me with biting laughs.
When Leonardo regains his memory, the scene portraying his sudden recovery is way too convenient and contrived, but it's a minor sin compared to this lovely story's' skillful unfolding.
And actress and newcomer Hannah Nordberg, who plays 'Emily' bears an absolutely bizarre resemblance to a very young Beverly D'Angelo.
A terrific family movie for a Saturday night.
And be sure to sit through the ending credits. I found them hilarious.