A Fish Called Wanda – ABC Film Challenge – Oscar Nominations – K (Kevin Kline) – A Fish Called Wanda – Movie Review
Director: Charles Crichton, John Cleese
Writer: Charles Crichton, John Cleese (Screenplay)
Cast
- John Cleese (The Meaning of Life)
- Jamie Lee Curtis (Knives Out)
- Kevin Kline (Dave)
- Michael Palin (Life of Brian)
- Maria Aitken (Fierce Creatures)
Plot: In London, four very different people team up on a jewel heist, then try to double-cross one another for the loot, complicated by their efforts to fool a very proper barrister.
Runtime: 1 Hour 48 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: A Fish Called Wanda starts when Wanda (Curtis), Otto (Kline), Ken (Palin) and George (Georgeson) complete a risky heist. Wanda and Otto plan on giving up the fall guy in George only to discover there isn’t any loot. Otto and Wanda must come up with a new plan, which sees Wanda getting close to lawyer Archie (Cleese).
However, this ends up mixing everything up as Otto gets jealous of the plan to use Archie as Wanda gets close to him. This sets off a string of events as everyone involved looks to collect the loot.
Verdict on A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy following a group of thieves that go in search of the loot from their later heist. This sees the people involved looking to find a solution to the missing loot and get away with the money. However, nothing goes to plan and a series of hilarious events unfold.
This is a comedy that fitted the 1980s style of comedy. It has started to see the jokes becoming awkward and rely on the sense of humor of the audience to enjoy the movie. The performances are fun and a series of iconic moments help keep this movie in the modern conversation on older comedies.
Final Thoughts –A Fish Called Wanda is a comedy that feels like it hasn’t aged that well.