The Cheap Detective
Comedy • PG • 1978 • 1 hr 32 min
Starring
Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar, Stockard Channing
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It was bizarre, confusing & ludicrous; yet somehow FANTASTIC! I loved all the references, it was nostalgic & the cast was amazing.
A comic mashup of Casablanca & ‘40s detective noir that mostly works, but leans heavily on stereotypes. Extremely silly with a game cast.
I wanted to like this SO much more than I actually did. Unlike its sister film Murder By Death, this has no energy and the gags don’t land.
It's not amazing, but you can have some laughs. Peter Falk is a good actor, and seeing him again i think comedy suited him better.
Stylish & cheeky...Neil Simon's wonderfully dry yet zany & down-right nutty noir-spoof has a terrific cast & a heavy-sense of charm! 7/10
Kind of feels like a precursor to Airplane! Some good gags, but overall felt like a bunch of dad jokes.
Bruh i got confused
Laughs are few and far between.
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