Reine Glückssache (1991)

Reine Glückssache: Directed by Nadia Tass. With Martin Short, Danny Glover, Sheila Kelley, Sam Wanamaker. An accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss’s daughter, also an incredibly unlucky.

“Hollywood should shy away from the inane types of remakes it tries to make out of some French films. This one in particular was based on u0026quot;Le Chevreu0026quot; by Francis Veber. French humor is not well understood once itu0026#39;s translated. The original film wasnu0026#39;t that great, to begin with. Itu0026#39;s a mystery why Nadia Tass undertook to direct this film, at all. The screen play by Herbert Weingrod must have looked a lot funnier than what we see on the screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMartin Short, as a comedian, is very funny. He has not fared well in the movies. It could be his choices that have limited him, or just that he is completely hysterical in one medium and with the wrong guidance, he will be not as funny in films like this. The jokes in this movie are too tired.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDanny Glover, on the other hand, playing the straight man, to Mr. Shortu0026#39;s funny one, fares better. The pairing of these two men sometimes work, but much of the time, even an experienced and talented actor of Mr. Gloveru0026#39;s stature, falls flat.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatch it at your own risk.”