Just mildly entertaining.
I was nice to see Keaton and Long before they were anyone. Winkler was already "The Fonz" and so even 45 years later i found it hard to watch him be meek. But it wasn't just that, he was meek to unbelievable levels.
I guess for me it was something that wants to be a comedy and a drama at the same time and in this case the 2 don't work together for me. A drama being serious, a comedy being silly, like where did the girlfriend go so long that they could go from start to buying a restaurant (not a spoiler because it's not important). The point is that had to be several months of time. Similarly there's a party scene in the morgue. How did they get all that cleaned up before the next shift? Or how about all the clients and calls. How did they get no one to come off hours?
Of course you're not supposed think of that stuff I guess but in that case the movie wasn't distracting enough for me not to notice.
I guess in sense the last few minutes of the movie end on a strong "feel good" note and that's maybe what sets the tone for most viewers? Oh well. I'm glad I saw it but it will soon be forgotten.
I was nice to see Keaton and Long before they were anyone. Winkler was already "The Fonz" and so even 45 years later i found it hard to watch him be meek. But it wasn't just that, he was meek to unbelievable levels.
I guess for me it was something that wants to be a comedy and a drama at the same time and in this case the 2 don't work together for me. A drama being serious, a comedy being silly, like where did the girlfriend go so long that they could go from start to buying a restaurant (not a spoiler because it's not important). The point is that had to be several months of time. Similarly there's a party scene in the morgue. How did they get all that cleaned up before the next shift? Or how about all the clients and calls. How did they get no one to come off hours?
Of course you're not supposed think of that stuff I guess but in that case the movie wasn't distracting enough for me not to notice.
I guess in sense the last few minutes of the movie end on a strong "feel good" note and that's maybe what sets the tone for most viewers? Oh well. I'm glad I saw it but it will soon be forgotten.