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Enemies of Laughter (2000)
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Reviews Counted:7
Fresh:4
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: One of the strangest looking men in show business, Billy Crystal sidekick David Paymer (CITY SLICKERS) stars as Paul, neurotic, flailing sitcom writer. Though he is moderately successful at his... One of the strangest looking men in show business, Billy Crystal sidekick David Paymer (CITY SLICKERS) stars as Paul, neurotic, flailing sitcom writer. Though he is moderately successful at his job, he can't manage to get his love life in order. Unbeknownst to Paul, his best pal (Judge Reinhold) decides to film his life and turn his romantic disasters into a comedic documentary. When a beautiful young director (THE JOY LUCK CLUB's Rosalind Chao) decides to produce the real-life rom-com, Paul realizes Cupid may give him a chance. [More]
Starring: David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Marilu Henner
Starring: David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Marilu Henner, Beatrice Arthur, Peter Falk
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Reviews for Enemies of Laughter
If Paymer and Chao had any chemistry together we might be more interested in their budding romance
Pretty ballsy of the filmmakers to go with the title “Enemies of Laughter,” seeing that it’s a comedy.
A small, delightful indie flick with a singular voice and spry wit. Rarely is a title so willfully far from accurate.
This slow, stilted comedy just sits there and whines... kind of like its lead.
An all too apt title for a would-be comedy in which everyone in it and everything about it seems willfully designed to be unfunny.
Paymer has developed a sort of practiced gravitational pull, and his easy confidence, enhanced by eyes that can only be described as soulful, elevates his character from a flat Woody Allen wannabe to a fully realized human being.
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