The Impostors – Zwei Hochstapler in Not (1998)

The Impostors – Zwei Hochstapler in Not: Directed by Stanley Tucci. With Oliver Platt, Stanley Tucci, Walker Jones, Jessica Walling. Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.

“This is a top-notch comedy at the most audacious level. I once heard someone say that door-slamming farcical comedy never works on film; and I think this is one of the movies that proves them wrong. It reminded me of the brilliant stage farce u0026quot;Noises Offu0026quot; (which was also turned into a movie with fairly successful results).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI thought the opening title gags were brilliant, especially Oliver Platt. I loved Billy Connolly as a camp tennis player and Allison Janney as a gangsteru0026#39;s moll. I also thought Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub, Campbell Scott, Steve Buscemi and Matt McGrath were brilliant as well. The pastry shop scene and Tucci crying poor were also outstanding highlights.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy only slight criticism with this film is that the pacing seemed a tiny bit slow at times, but otherwise this is an exceptional storyline. This is definitely the sort of movie Iu0026#39;d like to see a lot more of. It also proves that they CAN make u0026#39;em like they used to.”