Rated R for language
Starring Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Tony Shalhoub
Written & Directed by Stanley Tucci
The Story:
Maurice (Platt) and Arthur (Tucci) are two out-of-work actors who offend an actor (Molina) and wind up as stowaways on a cruise ship. However, as they attempt to remain out of sight from the authorities, there are other nefarious plans afoot on the ship. Nobody is to be trusted on this ship filled with Impostors!
This is an obvious homage to the days of Laurel and Hardy and the Marx Brothers.
Tucci and Platt make a wonderfully adept comic team who work well off one another trading straight man/comedian roles throughout the film as the situations change.
The each keep stumbling into various plots of death and sabotage as they try and stay hidden from the authorities.
Naturally, all of the storylines and cases of mistaken identity will collide in the final act.
The movie is a bit uneven, with various degrees of amusement and hilarity and stretches where it isn't as funny.
Final Grade: C.. maybe C+
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: It was a fine one-time viewing, I would have little need to watch it again.
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