TRADING PLACES
A film review by David Wilcock
Copyright 1997 David Wilcock
STARRING DAN ACKROYD, EDDIE MURPHY, JAMIE LEE CURTIS, DON AMECHE AND RAPLH BELLAMY.
DIRECTED BY JOHN LANDIS
A PARAMOUNT PICTURE
John Landis's classic comedy is quite funny, although not as funny as everynoe likes to make out. The stroy centres around The Duke Brothers (Ameche and Bellamy) making a bet to see if a good buisnessman comes from its genes, or is environment. The two unlucky victims are Ackroyd (there accountant) and Murphy (a tramp.)
Watching Ackroyd go downhill thanks to the Dukes (and a corrupt cop) is funny, and watching Murphy taking advantage of his new lifestyle is ok aswell. The movie then goes a bit dead near the middle, with not much going.
But its near the end that the film really starts to pick up. First, we see Ackroyd try to frame Murphy (while in a Santa Clause suit, stuffed with food) and then trying to kill himself. Also, the fancy dress party on the train sequence is funny aswell. (With a dodgy sub plot centering around a horny gorilla)
Overall, this film is generally quite funny, and the performances make this film funnier than it really should be.
OVERALL=***
REVIEW BY DAVID WILCOCK =============================== DAVID WILCOCK EMAIL:david.wilcock@btinternet.com WILCOCK MOVIE PAGE: http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/9061
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