This is quite boring. When I first saw the trailer, I thought that this was in the same style as Animal House. True, there are some raunchy jokes but the plot shifts to a lesson on morals midway through and the laughs peter out. There are basically none in the second half.
It's also funny to think about that this and The Breakfast Club is basically Judd Nelson's filmography. Maybe a few still remember his performance in New Jack City but up until Suddenly Susan what did he do that really sticks in your memory? Like all teen comedies, there has to be a slob. We get two here, one Palmer Woodrow and the Coach. Palmer Woodrow got on my nerves but luckily he is off screen for most of the second act. The Coach is great and Walter Olkewicz really was an interesting actor way back when. He did everything (Twin Peaks, The Client and comedies such as this).
Gordon Jump basically repeated the character he got famous for on WKRP but he did it like it was all new to him. May he rest.
Finally, the plot. Do you even care. Switched identities were hot at this point but for the life of me, I can't think of any movie that did it better than Trading Places. Oh, and Andrew Clay is in the movie too.
It's also funny to think about that this and The Breakfast Club is basically Judd Nelson's filmography. Maybe a few still remember his performance in New Jack City but up until Suddenly Susan what did he do that really sticks in your memory? Like all teen comedies, there has to be a slob. We get two here, one Palmer Woodrow and the Coach. Palmer Woodrow got on my nerves but luckily he is off screen for most of the second act. The Coach is great and Walter Olkewicz really was an interesting actor way back when. He did everything (Twin Peaks, The Client and comedies such as this).
Gordon Jump basically repeated the character he got famous for on WKRP but he did it like it was all new to him. May he rest.
Finally, the plot. Do you even care. Switched identities were hot at this point but for the life of me, I can't think of any movie that did it better than Trading Places. Oh, and Andrew Clay is in the movie too.