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I've been wanting to watch this movie for a very long time. Why you ask? Well, because River Phoenix is in it! So, instead of doing something important like homework, I started watching this on Netflix. Kevin Kline plays a stereotypical, Italian immigrant (who sounds like Mario) named Joey Bucca. He has it all, his own pizza place, lovely wife and family, and oh ya, he likes to have sex with almost every woman that crosses his path. Once his naive wife, played by Tracey Ullman catches on to his habits, she decides that killing him is a better option than divorce. As the film goes on, we realize that it's almost impossible to kill him! This is where hilarity ensues. River Phoenix plays the new age, hippy bus boy in love with Rosalie (Tracey Ullman) and does a wonderful job of doing it. Phoenix was one of those actors who was so versatile, he was convincing in every part.
I think this is a great dark comedy with very few flaws. I also believe it's a film that has definitely been overlooked. Not only do all the actors actually give a good performance, but they are funny while doing it. You almost feel sorry for Tracey Ullman and you catch yourself moving back and forth between wanting Joey Bucca to just die already, but at the same time you want him to live longer in anticipation of the next method of murder that will be attempted. If you ever decide to see this movie and you don't have Netflix, good luck finding it in the video store. It's sad this movie isn't in a wider distribution and syndicated on cable. I can think of a few movies they could replace with this one on TV *cough every movie they play on TNT cough*
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