Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

maildamjana So, someone here challenged people with his review to say what isn't hilarious about this film and that it's grade (7.2) is highly underrated. I read that review before watching the movie and eagerly anticipated a masterpiece of comedy.Before watching the movie i skimmed through some of the scenes, actually I planned on doing that, but the very first scene caught my attention. It's the scene where Martins first employer guides him to the room in which he will be staying. I'm specifically talking about the bathroom scene before entering the "real" room. The employer says something about the room not being that great and Martin just takes over the spotlight saying something among these lines (this is not an exact quote because I'm too lazy to re watch the whole scene to give you exact quotes): "Are you crazy!? I freaking love it! Just look at it, the toilet is right here. And this must be the kitchen! No."I found this to be a very witty use of sarcasm and I laughed my ass off. I knew that I was going to enjoy this movie from the bottom of my heart. "This must be the kitchen." Oh boy that line killed me. I stopped my skimming and started watching the movie.You can't imagine my disappointment when I realized Martins character isn't anything like I had imagined. I thought he was quite smart and sarcastic but he was just a normal idiot. The first thing that crossed my mind was:"Oh gee, what if that scene wasn't sarcastic and the moron actually thought it was the kitchen. Nah, that can't be true. That would mean that this movie sucks."And oh boy, did the movie suck. I couldn't even finish watching it because he only scene I found funny was when his black father told him:"Look son, this is s***." And that is only cause he used the word s***. I ended watching it after the bathroom scene (actually after the employer guided him to his "real" room) just to check for real if it was sarcasm. After seeing all that I'm 100% positive that the grade 7.2 is highly overrated cause this movie doesn't even come close to funny (if you're into intelligent humour) and therefore I'm giving it a 1.If you like dumb humour when the main character is a moron and just does stupid things, this is the movie for you. Otherwise don't even try to watch it.

William Samuel Watching Steve Martin in The Jerk, I cannot help but be amazed. Martin has undoubtedly created THE dumbest character ever to appear in a movie. As Navin R. Johnson, he is dense enough to not realize that he's adopted- even though his whole family is black! He's the kind of guy who will gladly accept a ride to the end of the fence, and considers making $1.10 an hour as a gas station attendant to be a dream come true. He's too stupid to understand that a girl who will tattoo your name on her butt after the first date isn't exactly a high class woman.OK. So he's dumb. So dumb in fact that he could never exist in real life. Anyone who takes the actions he takes, and goes through the experiences that he goes through, can only be a fictional construct. Usually this is fatal for a movie, because audiences cannot suspend their disbelief. This is especially true when the film has no real plot, but is merely a series a series of loosely connected scenes, as this movie is. Such are the trademarks of a box office bomb.But here, with Martin in lead, it works. The Jerk is so over the top, and Martin plays dumb so successfully, that it's hilarious, believable or not. The entire film is on the level of a middle school production, and it's something of a one joke movie, but it's just plain funny from beginning to end.I love his movie, and I laughed every minute, but I'm at something of a loss to explain its success. I guess if you play dumb enough, there's no telling what you can accomplish.

kellwyn86 Excellent is an understatement for the actors and director of this movie. Steve martin is truly a comic genius. I heard from a friend he's got a Super human IQ and he puts it to such good use. He portrays brilliance in comical situations, witty conversations and his energy is extra-ordinary. Bernadette peters is beautiful and quite enchanting herself. " loved the song they played with the Ukulele and the saxophone. Beautiful ! This flick is way ahead of its time, and the original spoof of many old and future Hollywood movies. With a ritz to rubble or a rags to riches kinda story and a light-hearted touch, this is a FUNNY FUNNY movie right from the start till the end that guarantees to tickle your funny bones for sure !! Cheers !

SnoopyStyle Navin Johnson (Steve Martin) is down and out. He tells the story of his life. He grew up as a poor black boy with his black family. He's a clueless naive manic idiot who goes to the big city St. Louis. He gets a job at the gas station from Harry Hartounian (Jackie Mason). It's a random series of crazy events. He invents a way to support glasses and salesman Stan Fox (Bill Macy) goes 50-50 with him. A madman (M. Emmet Walsh) is after him for no good reason. He escapes to join the carnival as Guess Your Weight. He's taken by rough stunt bike rider Patty Bernstein (Catlin Adams) but he falls for sweet Marie (Bernadette Peters). Marie runs away and he ends up in L.A. That's where he reconnects with Stan Fox and finds out he's wildly rich.It's ridiculous and it's even funny. Steve Martin is putting all his skills of performance and writing to work in his first feature starring role. It's like half of 'Dumb and Dumber'. That's really my only wish. I wish he had another comedian to play off of. It would be even better if he was a comedy duo. He's funniest when Bernadette Peters is with him. This is completely ridiculous and stupid. That's where most of the humor comes from.