Surprisingly pleasant.
Dudley Do-Right (1999)
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Reviews Counted:42
Fresh:6
Rotten:36
Average Rating:3.7/10
Consensus: Gags aren't that funny.
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis:
Set in the Canadian Rockies community of Semi-Happy Valley where nothing ever happens, Dudley Do-Right follows the hilarious exploits of the dedicated but hapless young Mountie. Playing Dudley’s...
Set in the Canadian Rockies community of Semi-Happy Valley where nothing ever happens, Dudley Do-Right follows the hilarious exploits of the dedicated but hapless young Mountie. Playing Dudley’s ladylove, Nell Fenwick, is Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City). Unlike the helpless victim tied to the railway tracks depicted in the cartoon, this Nell has seen the world and settled down in Seattle, but still remains confused about her relationships with men.
The evil Snidely Whiplash, played by Alfred Molina (Boogie Nights), is more dastardly than ever. He is out to rule the world, or at least one sleepy little part of it, and devises the scam of the century; after convincing Dudley that vampires lurk in the woods, he "salts" the local streams with gold, setting off the biggest gold rush since the Klondike. Leading the charge for gold is The Prospector (Monty Python’s Eric Idle), an unsuspecting oaf who is swept into the limelight by Snidely.
As thousands of millionaire wannabe’s storm the border, streaming into a town that has since been named Whiplash City, Dudley is fired by Nell’s dad, Inspector Fenwick, Robert Prosky (Mrs. Doubtfire).
Stripped of his badge, his office, and his gal, the usually sweet, naïve Dudley is ready to "kick some serious butt." He becomes a masked man on a mission, setting out on his motorcycle to defeat the villain, win the heart of the fair maiden and bring peace back to Semi-Happy Valley ... Hopefully, he won’t screw it up.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Robert Prosky
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Robert Prosky, Jack Kehler, Brant Van Hoffman, Eric Idle, Alex Rocco, Eddie Moore
Director: Hugh Wilson
Director: Hugh Wilson
Screenwriter: Hugh Wilson, Jay Ward
Producer: John Davis
Composer: Steve Dorff
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Reviews for Dudley Do-Right
The fanciful associations and bad jokes are more often stupid than silly, making all the spectacle and contrived dance numbers seem a colossal waste.
Why in the wide, wide, world of sports would anybody make a big-budget feature film from a decades-old, animated cartoon parody of Nelson Eddy/Jeanette MacDonald movies?
Brendan gets hit in the face a lot, that's good for a few laughs but you've already seen it in the trailer.
There's not one joke, one slapstick moment, one innuendo that's funny.
Pacing is slow in this comedy, as if actors are waiting -- along with the weary kids and adults in the audience -- for anyone to say something funny. We're still waiting.
Though occasionally producing a minor chuckle, Dudley Do-Right is mainly characterized by good artists making bad choices.
The latest in a series of movies adapted from old TV series aimed at Baby Boomers and their babies.
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