HAUNTED HONEYMOON is such an affable comedy that it's hard for me to understand how the critics could so thoroughly reject it. No one would ever argue it's a masterpiece, but it's delightfully corny and at times genuinely creepy. You can tell Gene Wilder has true affection for old-school horror and horror-comedies (look out for nods to THE OLD DARK HOUSE and THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE). I also appreciate his grasp of the period: characters actually quip in the style of 1930s/1940s comedy. The story is true farce and honestly less important than individual moments and performances. As a result, it doesn't always hang super well together, but the ride is so much fun that it's hard to care.
Review of Haunted Honeymoon
