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Summary: Lots of classic fun
Review: It takes a while to get this movie; in the beginning, for perhaps the first 20 mins, you'll probably be wondering what gives. The fact is, it's made more in the style of a comedic Indie than a Big Spender Hollywood production. But it's alot of fun; plus, Tucci and Platt make a great odd couple. It's hard to choose a favorite performace out of the talented ensamble, (ranging from Campbell Scott, to Lili Taylor, to Steve Buscemi, to Alison Janney of the West Wing,) but you get this happy feeling watching them have fun in this completely odd but warm movie. It will depend on the person, but I believe this is definatley worth the buy. :-)
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Summary: Watch it!
Review: Just sit back and wait to be entertained. On second thought, you may need to actively participate in this one. The humor is not for the simple-minded. It reminded me of an old Marx Bros. movie. Someone else described it as a madcap farce. Excellent description. I rented it after I heard Campbell Scott say he was in it-that was enough of an endorsement for me. I had just seen him in Hamlet (his own version, also very good) and Dying Young so, yes, this was an unexpected side of him. But so, so worth watching! I'd love to see this same troup of actors do more together (Daytrippers also stars Hope Davis [Emily in The Imposters], Stanley Tucci and Scott - also excellent). Watching it a second time will surely reveal some things you missed the first time. Enjoy!
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Summary: Even the great Stanley Tucci can't save this one.
Review: Maurice (Oliver Platt) and Arthur (Stanley Tucci) are two wannabe stage actors who just can't seem to get a good gig but can locate a fine mess. After going to see Hamlet, featuring Jeremy Burtom, an actor they despise, Arthur and Maurice go to a pub and discuss their horrible theatre going experience with their chums. No sooner do the nasty words come out of their mouth, when the actor, Jeremy Burtom (played by Aflred Molina) should overhear the conversation which blasts his rendition of Shakespeare. From there, Maurice and Arthur are pursued through New York City by Mr. Burtom and his entourage in a most Chaplinesque of chases. Finally they become stowaways on a cruise ship bound for Paris. They must now disguise themselves in order to not arouse suspicion. And so they become stewards on the ship, hence the name Impostors. The irony of the story is that while the two unemplyoed actors are using their thespian ablities to be the best cabin boys they can be, they come across none other than Mr. Burtom. Who would have thought he would be on the cruise. The truth of the matter is however, that the mediocre Elizabethan imitator is hardly the worst of their worries. The impostors must devise a way to foil a terrorist action. Tony Shahloub is reunited with Tucci for the second time since their 1996 gastronomic repetoire, Big Night, where the two are brothers trying to get a gourmet restaurant off the ground. This time nonetheless, Shaloub's character is Voltri, the terrosrist posing as a crew member; and the only thing getting of the ground this time is the ship which he intends to blow up in a political declaration. I know what you're thinking, this sounds too heavy to be a comedy. The fact is that it is not the plot which will disappoint filmgoers. Instead, it is the rather endless arrays of silly frolics up and down the ship, along with rather trite attempts at old melodramatic comedies the likes of Abbott and Costello for tight situations, and Mel Brooks due to the carried-away, "stretched- to- the- max" milking of scenes.
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Summary: A Farcical Fairyland of Fun
Review: Seriously, this was one of my favorite movies of the year. Campbell Scott is great as the German taskmaster. I don't think you can find a film with a more diverse and talented cast which eagerly provides the audience with such an entertaining and wild romp. It should have made twice as much money as that poopy movie "Waterboy" did. Give it a look-see.
Rating:
Summary: More more more
Review: Since the other reviews seem to examine the plots and the magic between Tucci and Platt, I can only say that I agree! It is a genuine delight to watch. Uplifting and fun. Sometimes one does not want a deep plot or a sensitive drama, but something that will brighten the day! This does just that.
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Summary: I Just About Died Laughing
Review: Spoof? Farce? Homage? I don't quite know what to call this film, except simply Comedy. But what fun it is! The plot is second to the leads (Tucci and Platt) proving that comedy duos still work. From a silent movie-ish opening credits sequence to a surreal closing credits sequence, everything about this movie works just wonderfully. Tucci's best work since Undercover Blues, another hysterical film.
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Summary: Hilarious spoof
Review: Stanley Tucci directs and stars in this hilarious 30s-style madcap comedy. Tucci plays Arthur, an unemployed actor, who manages to inadvertently stow away on a cruise ship along with his equally hapless sidekick, Maurice (played by Oliver Platt). The pair try to elude a snobby Shakespearean actor who they insulted and assaulted. And the ship's German steward is hot on their trail when he's not snooping on Lili Taylor. To compound the chaos, add a murder scheme, an anarchist plot, and a long-lost love. Tucci and Platt make a marvellous team, and Tucci manages to brilliantly re-create the madcap optimistic style of the 30s--aided and abetted by an impressive cast--including Isabella Rossellini and Steve Buscemi.
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Summary: Good Look, Bad Script
Review: Stanley Tucci's follow-up as director of Big Night is something of a disappointment. The Impostors lacks the sensitive development of character that turned the original into such an unexpected pleasure. That may not be surprising since the first film was a comedy-drama and the second a screwball comedy, but it's still badly missed since Tucci's screenplay affords lots of movement, but little in the way of comic timing (or lines). What the film does boast, however, is fun art direction and costumes, an energetic score, and an amusing cast--albeit the latter is mostly wasted.
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Summary: nothing
Review: That basically is what describes this movie, it's just nothing, its a dull stupid, a mediocre plot, overacted characters, well, i might have laughed once or twice but that is all, and not a cuckle or a big laugh, just a small one, anyhow, there is no reason why anyone should pay to endure this movie
Rating: 
Summary: Slow start, side-splitting finish!
Review: The first hour or so was hard to sit through. It was slow, disjointed, and cheesy - but just wait! The entire first half of the movie was just setting up for the outrageous onslaught of laughs when punchline after punchline finally came together! Definately worth seeing, just for the experience.
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