Source: TV (IFC)
I have this book called 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and I pretty much consider it my every-genre movie bible. It's not just comprised of the classic "great" movies (Citizen Kane, Casablanca etc.) but it also contains many hidden gems, really cheesy horrible movies that you must see, and movies that just make you warm and fuzzy inside. A lot of the movies I continue to review will be out of this book, considering it is my goal to watch all 1001. Unfortunately, I have only seen 183 of these films to date, including the one I am writing about right now.
I love movies from the 80's, and I love British humor. Put two and two together...i love A Fish Called Wanda! This movie has a great line up including Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese and Kevin Kline. Jamie Lee Curtis plays Wanda, a woman who pretty much uses her sex appeal to find the hiding spot of $20 million dollars worth of diamonds. She not only tricks every man in her path to fall in love with her, but in the end she eventually gets what she wants and then some. While on her journey, she ends up falling in love with a lawyer named Archie (John Cleese) who also happens to be one of her many victims and the lawyer of her partner in the jewel heist. What really pulls me in about this film is the diversity of humor in it. This film is filled with everything from classic american comedy, to dry british humor. It contains characters that stutter every word (very Monty Python esque) and characters that eat pet fish out of a tank and use it as a bribing mechanism (Kevin Kline was so great in this part. Not only was he extremely funny and insulting, but he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role). This film is definitely one of the better films I have reviewed so far and now I understand why it is in my "Movie Bible".
Side note: is Kevin Kline Italian? I will bet anyone that they cast him in I Love You To Death after seeing him with his italian accent in this film. This is the second movie i've seen with Kevin Kline and the second time he shows off this thick accent! He either spent a lot of time in Italy or channeled Mario.
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