Gene Wilder is a Genius! Not a great movie but the scenes where Wilder is acting like a crazy asshole make this film entertaing.Sutherland is good,but he is just a sidekick to Wilder.
Billie Whitelaw, Donald Sutherland, Ewa Aulin
Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland play two sets of identical twins who are mismatched at birth shortly before the French Revolution. One pair is reared as royalty; the other is raised as the children ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
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September 29, 2009
There is, unfortunately, not a lot in this comedy that's funny. Gene Wilder is a hilarious actor and can make most things funny just by saying them, but Donald Sutherland never seemed to quite catch up. Most of the gags went on far too long and weren't that funny to begin with, a...( read more)
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March 11, 2009
I don't remember how successful this was when it was released, but among many movie lovers it was the funniest movie to come out in years! A turn on the mistaken identity plot. It's wonderful how everyone can keep a straight face among the supporting roles. Sutherland and Wilder ...( read more)
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