ShangLuda
Admirable film.
Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Kaydan Christian
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
SimonJack
John Candy could be very funny. But, for such a fine comedian, he made films that were up and down the spectrum of good entertainment. He had many more dogs than hit films, with the biggest batch being in-between mediocre movies. After seeing many of his films, it seems to me that the successes and failures didn't depend upon his material as much as his characters. Of course, the material generally suited the character. But, his best and funniest films were when he played a straight character – that is, he tried to act the straight role. He had such roles in his best three and most critically acclaimed films: "Uncle Buck," "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," and "The Great Outdoors"."Who's Harry Crumb" is one of his mediocre films. His character here is along the familiar buffoon line. The plot lends itself to humor, but the script just doesn't provide very good fodder for comedy. The only thing that saves the film at all is Candy. The worth of this film is solely in Candy's outrageous antics, funny mishaps, and ridiculous disguises.
FlashCallahan
Harry is the latest generation of the Crumbs, who are famous and extremely talented detectives. Talent seems to have skipped a generation and Harry is reduced to work at a remote branch of the Crumb detective agency. Back at headquarters, Crumb executive Elliot Draison hatches an evil plan which requires the inclusion of an incompetent detective. With Harry on the case, Draison thinks everything will run fine for him. Despite his best efforts Crumb actually makes some headway in the case...Before Candy made it big with a certain member of a family called Buck, he went all out with this little film, which is basically a hybrid of Fletch and The Naked Gun.Its one of those reliable movies from the eighties that you will enjoy, because your a fan of the star. Films you couldn't imagine to be any good if it starred anyone else, such as Funny Farm, Moving, or even The Golden Child.While it won't win any awards for originality, its still good fun, in a Sunday afternoon sort of way. Candy is fine, and is aided by Smith, sort of preparing her for her future Saw roles.Jones was the posh villain of choice in the eighties, and here he plays the same character as he did in Ferris Buellers and Howard The Duck.Its predictable, and some costumes Candy wears are borderline xenophobic, but its harmless in a way only the eighties could be.Plus its the best film ever where Janine from Ghostbusters is amazingly hot.
Ben Gainsboro
I went into this movie expecting nothing but a decent flick at best. I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. For starters, John Candy is one of my favorite actors of all time, he is hilarious, and every time I see him in any movie, I can't help but laugh. Candy plays the jester Harry Crumb, the final kin of a family of amazing detectives. Candy enters the role, and doesn't leave it once as the lead actor, he brings Crumb to life. Jeffrey Jones has a great outing as the Villain, Elliot Draisen. It wasn't an outstanding job by Jones, but good enough to keep the story rolling. Annie Potts makes a great Helen Downing. In conclusion, the storyline of the movie kept me interested and laughing throughout: 7/10. The acting was solid by many of the supporters, and headed by a great outing from Candy: 7.5/10, and the movie accomplished what it set out to do: 7/10. Overall: 7/10
hs_pa
John Candy is hilarious but even his comedic talent wasn't enough to fix this slapstick mess. The physical comedy is over the top and the dialogue is full of adolescent nonsensical humor. The movie started off with a bang as a beautiful woman layed on her back naked in a mud pack completely oblivious to the fact that her masseuse was being Chloroformed directly in front of her. Open your eyes lady! Scream before the masseuse goes under and her attacker reloads the rag! She really did look funny, laying there nude and muddy, because I knew she was next and the thought of her being anesthetized in that mud pack was hilarious!And did she ever look goofy trying to pry the anesthetic pad from her mouth with just her middle finger as her lights went out! One thin finger taking on her attacker's entire iron hand while naked in a mud pack and "mmmmphing" into an anesthetic pad. Now that's funny!Too bad it all went downhill from there.
