Un cadavre sur les bras

It was a joy to watch this movie. It gets crazier by the minute. Very well put together. Outstanding acting by entire cast. I could not stop laughing.

This is one of my All Time Favorites! Elizabeth Perkins is at top of her comedic game and Rita Perlman was great fit on dispatcher. The older sister completed the circle of laughter and is always guaranteed to make one laugh out loud!! Anyone rating this flick less than a 7-10 may reflect stress (excessive) and distraction in your life?! By all means, one would need to relax & watch after exercising, running, or of course, a glass of wine or your favorite relaxation aid and enjoy the film ... for the first time (again!)!! Judge Reinhold is hilarious as his character comes to life without having to (or appearing to; smile) act out the character. Reinhold's over-zealous action seeking sidekick and partner on the force, is non other than the principal from Ferris Beulers Day Off fame. I've bought the DVD & also have it on the Laser Disc. It's a movie worth watching (& re-rating) as if the first attempt didn't yield a 7+ rating the 2nd time will! The comic genius of the characters, background music and perfect type-cast of Perkins and Reinhold makes this film, well, a Comedic Gem in which the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly accidents in life ...and the decisions to fix or clean them up don't always go according to plan!

Dark comedy with a too-familiar premise: woman catches her husband in bed with her sister and, after a scuffle, thinks she's killed her. She and her cheating husband attempt to dispose the body but come up against many screwball obstacles. Despite good leads Elizabeth Perkins and Judge Reinhold, the picture falls flat. It tries hard, but flails about. The script had possibilities, despite the overall feel of been-here-done-this, and the director can't work up much originality with such a slim budget. Disappointing and lackluster unreleased theatrical film was mentioned in the trades for a few years (always with a different title) and finally made it to video in 1990. *1/2 from ****

Do you like films with plastic caricatures instead of characters, doing stupid things in order to advance an one-note plot that has worn out its welcome within the first ten minutes, and mumbling to themselves for the duration? If your answer is "Yes", this tiresome and unfunny comedy is right up your alley. If it is "No", SKIP IT! (*)

This is a story about a twisted love triangle and a troublesome corpse - the corpse of the protagonists' sister/wife! Of course, she was not a cooperative person while alive either - in fact, the picture opens with a dysfunctional family scene that will surely make you cringe!

The cast is outstanding - you'll love Jeffry Jones as the troublesome partner of policeman Judge Reinhold (the felonious husband) and you might even feel a bit of empathy for the two-timing sister played by Elizabeth Perkins.

Perhaps the best thing about this movie is its imitation of life, since you just know this is what would happen to you if you tried to get rid of your awful sister - even if only by mistake!

Oh, and be sure to pay attention whenever Brion James shows up in the plot. He really shines in this role! (And if you ever lived in the southwest, you probably met this guy at least once every other weekend!)