Unsatisfactory as a whole, the film is hilarious and tense in bits.
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01/26/06
Foul Play (1978)
74 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 14 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Synopsis: Sweet, unassuming librarian Gloria Mundy stumbles upon a plot to kill the Pope, who will be visiting soon. When Gloria realizes she's been marked for murder, she goes to detective Tony Carlson for help. Together the twosome set out to unravel the wacky but heinous murder plot. Along the way... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts, Dudley Moore
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This is a finely tuned and fast-paced offering which is chock-full of black comic twists and perfect casting.
05/24/03
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The film clumsily and sluggishly mixes humor and suspense and fails at both.
05/26/06
Ocasionalmente divertido, traz Chase tentando se afirmar como galã de ação e Hawn encantadora como em quase todos os seus filmes da época. Porém, é um filme descartável.
10/09/05
Chevy when he was funny, Goldie when she was starting her heyday, and Dudley too. What a deal.
07/08/05
Mr. Higgins's penchant for mixing visual elegance with coarse gags is equally ill-advised, especially because it makes him work the gags so hard.
05/09/05
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Director Colin Higgins plays foul with the audience, constructing some of the most dishonest suspense sequences ever filmed.
01/01/00
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