Foul Play (1978)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:14
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Sweet, unassuming librarian Gloria Mundy stumbles upon a plot to kill the Pope, who will be visiting soon. When Gloria realizes she's been marked for murder, she goes to detective Tony Carlson for... [More]
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Chevy Chase, Burgess Meredith, Rachel Roberts
Director: Colin Higgins
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Reviews for Foul Play
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The comedy/thriller plods on for too long with tasteless and witless physical comedy, though it has a few funny moments. Full Review |
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Writer Colin Higgins makes a good directorial bow. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A funny, successful, and very derivative crime-comedy. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The film clumsily and sluggishly mixes humor and suspense and fails at both. Full Review |
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Unsatisfactory as a whole, the film is hilarious and tense in bits. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Ocasionalmente divertido, traz Chase tentando se afirmar como galã de ação e Hawn encantadora como em quase todos os seus filmes da época. Porém, é um filme descartável.
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3/5 |
Chevy when he was funny, Goldie when she was starting her heyday, and Dudley too. What a deal.
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2/5 |
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2/5 |
Mr. Higgins's penchant for mixing visual elegance with coarse gags is equally ill-advised, especially because it makes him work the gags so hard. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Charming and goofy Hitchcock homage with great performances by Hawn and Chase.
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4/5 |
Look out for the elf!
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3/5 |
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3.5/5 |
brainless and silly... not that that's a bad thing Full Review |
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3/5 |
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4/5 |
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4/5 |
Truly enjoyable thrill comedy in the Hitchcock mode.
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3/5 |
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This is a finely tuned and fast-paced offering which is chock-full of black comic twists and perfect casting. Full Review |
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Director Colin Higgins plays foul with the audience, constructing some of the most dishonest suspense sequences ever filmed. Full Review |
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