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Checking Out (1989)

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Jeff Daniels stars in this tedious situation comedy concerning the middle-aged terror of illness and mortality. Scripted by Joe Eszterhas, Daniels plays Southern Californian Ray Macklin, who thinks he will live forever but realizes the fallacy of his idea when his best friend drops dead in front of him after issuing the set-up to the old joke, "Why don't Italians like barbecues?" (Which begs the question, "Why can't Joe Eszterhas write funny scripts?" The answer: "He did. Showgirls.") Anyway,

R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Joe Eszterhas

Dec 2, 2003

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An absolutely interminable piece of work...

June 3, 2010 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
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Too broad, ultimately botched, but constantly watchable.

July 8, 2004 Comment
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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