George Segal Film
Fest Movie #3 (Ok, I realize George Segal is barely in the next couple of films
– I’m just trying to get through my backlog of movie reviews!)
Synopsis: Hmm…
Ben Stiller stumbles from one awkward scene to another with newly-acquired
relatives. Oh wait – it’s basically Meet
The Parents without Robert De Niro!
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “This sexy all-star comedy was cheered by critics and audiences
nationwide! In a quest to find his biological
parents, Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) – joined by his wife (Patricia Arquette) and
a sexy adoption counselor (Tea Loni) – embarks on a cross-country search for
his ‘roots’.” [Whoa…somebody has “sexy”
on the brain!]
What Did I Learn?: If some reprobate offers to teach you how to drive a big-rig truck, don't take him up on it.
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Movie If: You've always wondered about how an LSD trip might go.
Really?: 1)
Yeah…I realize Mel has a bit of a thing for Tina, but after that first major
fuck-up, I had a bit of a hard time believing he would trust her to do
anything. Oh, and why are those two ATF dudes hanging around? 2) Gee, take a
drink every time Mel and Nancy (Patricia Arquette) get into a big fight.
Rating: I wanted
to like Flirting With Disaster a bit
more than I did. The movie has a great cast, and a few funny moments, but I’ve
never been a huge fan of awkward-moments comedy; a number of scenes caused me
to cringe rather than laugh, and the constant bickering between Stiller and
Arquette gets old pretty quickly. 6/10 stars.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116324/?ref_=nv_sr_1
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