Happy Hour

This film should be a classic in American Film archives. What a better story line than a beer company trying to take over the world. This movie is an absolute must for beer lover and movie buffs alike. Anyone that misses out on this one is truly a neglected individual.

An awfully silly little comedy with only half-baked satirical elements, the film is however energetically acted, especially by Jamie Farr and Rich Little, and what those two actors alone can do makes the film worth checking out. The director, John De Bello, is best known for 'Attacking of the Killer Tomatoes', and while this film did not gain the same cult status, it possibly is better. The music soundtrack is great, and some of the satirical aspects do work: the secret ingredient is sort of like Coca Cola's secret ingredient, and the market competition does reflect the consumer orientated society of today - but if only it were not full of silly gags and characters that do the film no good. Richard Gilliland is also not the most convincing choice for his leading part, but Farr and Little do spice up the acting side.

It is disheartening to see how many bad movies have been produced over the years and it is a trend that never runs out because there will always be someone watching them. If only out of curiosity.

If you can sit through this entire movie you either have no life or no remote. I did, but very regettably so. It is a movie where afterward you think, I wasted an hour and a half of my life, ON THAT!! While the acting was horrible, the attempts at humor were even worse. There were a few humorous parts, but even those are tasteless and might repulse some. To tell you how poor this movie is the high point is... well there is no high point it was all equally pathetic.

This is quite good comedy. First of all it has to do with beer! It has weird & stupid humour, but not even once does the pace slow down for a bit. It goes all the way, almost fresh even during the ending sequence, which must as tradition to be silly in american films. This one has some nice jokes - not the best, but surely enough for those who are looking for a nice old-school comedy.

Fast pace & hillarious characters (not mentioning the general beer-frenzy depicted in the film) are the two factors that make this an OK film.