Synopsis: John
Hughes writes and produces a heartwarming tale of two antagonistic men who bond
during a series of misadventures as they race across the American heartland to
make it back to Chicago for Thanksgiving. Wait – wasn’t that the Synopsis for Planes, Trains and Automobiles?!?! 1991
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “A hilarious battle of wills between a working class guy and an
upper-class kid!”
What Did I Learn?:
1) Nothing burps better than bacon. 2) You can’t beat a Ford for good brakes.
3) Working class is not bad – a solid economy needs hand workers. 4) Fireworks
are illegal in Illinois.
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Movie If: Much like Doyle, you want to learn how to survive the Dutch.
Really?: 1) I
realize Doyle (Ethan Randall) is a snobbish, obnoxious, and generally unpleasant
human being, but he’s also a kid. Isn’t there something seriously wrong with a
movie when you want to see a grown man knock the crap out of somebody much
smaller? 2) Take a drink every time Dutch (Ed O’Neill) is physically abused. 3)
Wait – wouldn’t Dutch face jail time, or a lawsuit, or some sort of
consequences for punching Reed in the forehead?
Rating: I vaguely
remember liking Dutch when I saw it
on the big screen in 1991, so I was hoping for a pleasant evening of
good-natured John Hughes comedy. Sadly, Dutch
was NOT one of Hughes’ better films. O’Neill does his best with the
occasionally-funny script, but the whole thing seemed a little too derivative
(see: “Synopsis”), and far too mean-spirited (See: “Really?”) for my taste, and
I could have done without the heavy-handed class warfare angle. Jeez, didn’t
Hughes know any decent rich people? 6/10 stars.
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