While not perfect, the nutty romantic comedy "THE WOMAN IN RED" had its laughs, especially coming from Gilda Radner's mistaken identity scenes. Even the dumb gag of Charles Grodin pretending to be a blind man in a restaurant got a laugh out of me. Gene Wilder does carry it along, directing and starring, managing to be charming in a naïve sort of way, in spite of the infidelity he's planning. I never once thought we were meant to feel sorry for his character, but Wilder's comic timing and delivery for most part is so spot on, as the lengths this guy will go, turns into many situational red-faced mishaps. Throughout you learn nearly everyone is getting in on the act in some shape or form. Family-man Teddy has always played by the rules, never a thought crossing his mind of temptation, until one day he laid eyes on the woman in red. Wanting to make something of it, his affections for this fantasy woman can only end in comical consequences. Once Kelly Le Brock makes her first appearance in red, you won't be forgetting her risqué Marilyn Monroe homage anytime soon. The loveable Judith Ivey plays the unknowing wife. Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick contributed to the soundtrack too.
Review of The Woman in Red
