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- Movie Name:
- The Man Who Knew Too Little
- Main Actors:
- Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley, Alfred Molina, Richard Wilson
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- Update Time:
- 2008-4-17
- About Plot:
- ¡¡Only die-hard Bill Murray fans will likely consider this movie for their home-video library, but it¡®s not without its rewards. You can see why someone as comically astute as Murray would agree to play a dimwitted American who can¡®t tell the difference between improvised theater and a real-life espionage plot. There¡®s certainly plenty of potential for belly laughs, and Murray milks the opportunities like the old pro that he is. Here he plays an American tourist in London who thinks he¡®s been recruited into a street-theater act called "Theater of Life"; actually, he¡®s stepped into a complicated spy scheme that plays like a cross between Hitchcock and the Marx Brothers. Joanne Whalley costars as the femme fatale who may or may not be a double agent, and along the way there¡®s enough comical confusion to foil any number of idiotic villains. The movie stretches its one-joke premise to desperate extremes (Murray thinks he¡®s in a play, so he¡®s oblivious to genuine danger), and 95 minutes is more than enough time to exhaust the comedic possibilities. But, as always, Murray finds a way to mine gold from a few clever bits, and he cuts loose with some inspired lunacy during a climactic scene involving a hidden bomb and a troupe of dancing Cossacks. It¡®s not Murray¡®s finest hour, but give him credit for making the best out of a challenging situation.
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