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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982)

Rate: 1
Viewed: 3/16

3/16: There are two words that sum up Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid: "Not...funny."

I thought about giving it a '2' because of the inserted shots of old 40's noir pictures. But I realized that would be giving the movie an easy way out from being labeled as one of the worst ever made. Hence, I decided to go with '1'.

So, yes...it's that bad. Showing a great deal of juvenile immaturity, Steve Martin is unmercifully terrible and unfunny. How can many beautiful-looking women be in love with his loser character? Why does he have to blurt out awful sex jokes? It was never like that in any film noir picture. They used subtlety all the time because of the Hays Code.

Comedy is nonexistent. Because of the juxtaposition of old and new reels, the story never flows well. To make matters worse, the quality of acting between Steve Martin and noir veterans is as wide as the wing span of an eagle.

All in all, Steve Martin needs to relearn the definition of comedy.

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