A Fish Called Wanda Critic Reviews
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I laughed so hard, my eyes watered. I laughed so loud, I lost track of whether anyone else was laughing. I laughed so much, I ached afterwards. [29 July 1988, Daily Notebook, p.E1]Read the full review
The funniest movie I have seen in a long time.Read the full review
A convulsively funny affair.[15 July 1988, Calendar, p. 6-1]Read the full review
One of the best-constructed, funniest, and most clever comedies to grace motion picture screens in recent years. It's outrageous, offensive, and even a little sick -- and all the more enjoyable because of it.Read the full review
It's a deliciously dishy comedy, but like sushi an acquired taste.Read the full review
If it is indeed possible for a film to be both stylish and tasteless, then A Fish Called Wanda certainly fills the bill.Read the full review
It'll keep you amused enough to sit still and even remember it fondly.Read the full review
Curtis steals the show with her keen sense of comic timing and sneaky little grins and asides.Read the full review
This crumbled-caper comedy is the funniest movie ever from a film maker late in his eighth decade. [22 July 1988, Life, p.4D]Read the full review
The dialogue reports funny things instead of showing them. The movie remains in a limbo halfway between the informed anarchy of Monty Python comedy stripped of all social and political satire, and the comparatively genteel comedy of "The Lavender Hill Mob." [15 July 1988, p.C8] Read the full review
