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Throw Momma from the Train (1987)

Rate: 7
Viewed: 3/06

3/06: There are some motion pictures I'll have to suspend my disbelief, and Throw Momma from the Train is one of them.

I won't go so far as to say it's a great film but rather a strange one, especially when it comes to making a comedy about killing the mother. Of course, the story is highly engaging, if farfetched and deranged, from start to finish.

What works the best is the talent of Danny DeVito who's able to hold everything that's barely together. However, I'm not impressed with Billy Crystal who's bland and unfunny. Let's not forget the incredible job by Anne Ramsey who'll be forever remembered for this film.

All in all, Throw Momma from the Train pays a nice homage to Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train.

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