I enjoy classic film noir AND classic Steve Martin, so I was really looking forward to seeing "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid". Boy was I disappointed.
First of all, the storyline is truly contrived. You can tell they chose the film clips first, and then wrote their story around them. Bad idea. Should've come up with a great story first, and then hunted for appropriate classic clips to augment it. Of course that would've been tougher, but I think it would've paid off, if done well.
Secondly, why do so many people find this movie clever and hilarious? I found it painfully unfunny. And since when are jokes about boobs and dog poop, considered CLEVER? Was this film written by 13 year old boys? Or was it just written *for* them? Major miscalculation, 'cause, would horny adolescent boys be aware of/interested in a spoof of old film noir movies? Would they be able to identify the clips (which is, in theory, half the fun)? I don't think so. So who's the audience for this thing anyway?! Not me, that's for damn sure.
First of all, the storyline is truly contrived. You can tell they chose the film clips first, and then wrote their story around them. Bad idea. Should've come up with a great story first, and then hunted for appropriate classic clips to augment it. Of course that would've been tougher, but I think it would've paid off, if done well.
Secondly, why do so many people find this movie clever and hilarious? I found it painfully unfunny. And since when are jokes about boobs and dog poop, considered CLEVER? Was this film written by 13 year old boys? Or was it just written *for* them? Major miscalculation, 'cause, would horny adolescent boys be aware of/interested in a spoof of old film noir movies? Would they be able to identify the clips (which is, in theory, half the fun)? I don't think so. So who's the audience for this thing anyway?! Not me, that's for damn sure.