SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER
A film review by Jon A. Webb
Copyright 1993 Jon A. Webb
As the title suggests, this is a B-movie-style romantic comedy. It is a vehicle for Michael Myers, who gets to do several different characters: beat poet, Scottish father, romantic guy. Nancy Travis stars, but does not distinguish herself, as the potential axe murderess.
I thought the movie worked fairly well as a vehicle for Myers. I liked him both as a beat poet and as his own Scottish father (who sings sentimental favorites from the House of Stewart -- that is, Rod).
In terms of plot, though, forget it. The film makes no pretense of caring about coherence or much else. What does Myers's character do for a living? Why do the police know so little about "Mrs. X"? Why were none of the disappearances reported? Etc. If this were a complete fantasy I could see the these details as unimportant, but the film is not constructed that way.
There are a few fine comic actors in small but fun roles. Alan Arkin plays the police sergeant, Charles Grodin is the commandeered motorist, and Phil Hartman plays a guard at Alcatraz.
The fine actress Brenda Fricker, who is unfortunately (for her career) no longer young, is wasted in a humiliating role. Remarkable, isn't it, how men can mature into interesting characters who get great parts (De Niro, Nicholson), while fine actresses disappear after a certain age (e.g., Streep).
This is a fun movie if you like Michael Myers. It is a reasonable date movie. But its quality puts it more in the VCR rental arena.
-- J
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