On paper this sounds like a brilliant idea and a very funny one at that. However, there's just something missing from this particular installment.
It's fine for the first half of the part one as it's still set in Peckham and has all the familiar characters and settings, but things take a bit of a nosedive when they get to Miami. It's not that there's much wrong with the production, but it just doesn't feel like an Only Fools and Horses episode. It borrows gags from previous episodes such Del on the Jet ski, which is very similar to Del on the hang-glider, and the American cast seem uncomfortable with the blatantly British writing.
As an actor, this must have been a Golden opportunity for David Jason to play Duel roles, and as stated, on paper it's a great idea. However, in execution it's hokey, and Jason's accent slips more than a few times when portraying the Don which kid of breaks the suspension of disbelief.
I mean, it's certainly not a "bad" installment, but it's one which I find myself skipping when on a binge, and I much prefer the infinitely Better "Mother Nature's Son" episode which came after this one.
By all means watch it, but there's better episodes out there.
It's fine for the first half of the part one as it's still set in Peckham and has all the familiar characters and settings, but things take a bit of a nosedive when they get to Miami. It's not that there's much wrong with the production, but it just doesn't feel like an Only Fools and Horses episode. It borrows gags from previous episodes such Del on the Jet ski, which is very similar to Del on the hang-glider, and the American cast seem uncomfortable with the blatantly British writing.
As an actor, this must have been a Golden opportunity for David Jason to play Duel roles, and as stated, on paper it's a great idea. However, in execution it's hokey, and Jason's accent slips more than a few times when portraying the Don which kid of breaks the suspension of disbelief.
I mean, it's certainly not a "bad" installment, but it's one which I find myself skipping when on a binge, and I much prefer the infinitely Better "Mother Nature's Son" episode which came after this one.
By all means watch it, but there's better episodes out there.