There's little enough to keep you occupied as Caine and Martin go through their comic set pieces in workaday fashion while the film moves mechanically from one contrived situation to the next.
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01/26/06
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:27
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Master comedy director Frank Oz (BOWFINGER, IN & OUT) sets two con men against each other in a struggle for a French seaside town, the perfect territory for duping gullible and wealthy vacationers.... [More]
Starring: Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Barbara Harris
Director: Frank Oz
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Reviews for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The surprise ending can be spotted a mile off, but it's still enormous fun getting there.
02/02/09
An amusing comedy whose strengths and weaknesses both stem from the broad treatment of the material.
02/02/09
No review available.
08/26/04
A great scam comedy with Martin and Caine continually trying to top each other. Hilarious from beginning to end.
03/27/03
No review available.
05/28/04
Hilarious.
10/06/05
No review available.
07/26/02
A very funny and entertaining film that should be recommended as an example of something that is rather absent in Hollywood these days -- stylish and well-crafted comedy.
08/24/01
No review available.
06/30/05
No review available.
09/03/04
There is a slightly perfunctory air in the way the story unreels as though it's all been done before. Nevertheless, Caine and Martin make a great double act.
08/28/01
Martin, the most eloquent of physical clowns -- the Baryshnikov of comedy -- is at his most inspired here. He parodies feelings, attitudes, states of mind that one would think were exempt from it, and his caricature of dapper suavity is killingly precise.
01/01/00
Top Critic
A classic comedy!
02/20/02
For fans of the 'old' Steve Martin, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is an interesting case study in how an actor can evolve in ability, but devolve in likeability, over time.
02/12/02
It deals in genuinely funny situations, not just funny personalities.
01/01/00
No review available.
10/28/03
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