Like Scorsese's Casino, in which Rickles had a small role, Mr. Warmth tips its hat to a demolished way of life--Vegas power having transferred from the Mob to the even scarier thugs of corporations.
Comment
06/28/08
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
80 %
Reviews Counted: 5 Fresh: 4 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Documentary, Comedians/Comediennes
Starring: Don Rickles, Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman
Director: John Landis
Reviews
1 - 5 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The dichotomy of Rickles' customary matador-theme entrance and tongue-in-cheek but true theme song "I'm a Nice Guy" captures Rickles' secret of success: you gotta love him.
02/18/08
Landis doesn't buttress Rickles' shtick with anything but smoke and mirrors, and the film falls away like a cheap suit.
10/25/07
Top Critic
Confirms that Rickles's enduring popularity as the high priest of putdowns can be chalked up to an admirable national trait to not take ourselves too seriously.
10/15/07
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