By any standard, Red Shoe should be an 80s classic comedy. Based on the scores of mindless comedy from that era, this film is above-average. The problem with the negative reviews is the people who write them. Babyboomers will always love Hanks more for his yuppie dramas because drama and their generation is all they care about. Generation "Y" will never like Hanks' 80s comedies because there wasn't anyone putting their tool in a pie or falling down every other scene. The evidence is in the reviews that find the zipper scene the only funny scene. I found it funny too, but THAT is as typical or predictable as any comedy gag out there. That is barely humor, and only as a site gag, not due to its wit.
This wasn't the greatest film and the comedy was dry. But Hanks never had a challenging role anyway until maybe Big or A League of Their Own. The concept in Red Shoe was fresh, the plot was clever, and if one pays attention...the dialogue and many scenes can be very funny. Sorry if you have to think a little, but sometimes the wit is what makes content and humor intrinsic. So it's a remake...big deal. It transfered well to an American platform, especially considering the actual conflict discovered between our own CIA and FBI. And if you didn't "get it" then the twist worked or you weren't paying attention to the first 5 minutes. Watch it again!
When people don't find movies like this funny, it reminds me of people who don't get Far Side comics or Monty Python. Because YOU don't get it or it's not straight forward, doesn't mean it's not funny. Keep your beer in the fridge and pay attention to ALL the scenes (not just when people slip on banana peels), then maybe it'll be worth the precious 90 minutes you "wasted" on it.
I beg anyone to validate how Turner & Hooch, Dragnet, Money Pit, Joe vs the Volcano, or Volunteers are as good. Please don't quote box office numbers because that just as easily points out how well masses are fooled by marketing groups.
This wasn't the greatest film and the comedy was dry. But Hanks never had a challenging role anyway until maybe Big or A League of Their Own. The concept in Red Shoe was fresh, the plot was clever, and if one pays attention...the dialogue and many scenes can be very funny. Sorry if you have to think a little, but sometimes the wit is what makes content and humor intrinsic. So it's a remake...big deal. It transfered well to an American platform, especially considering the actual conflict discovered between our own CIA and FBI. And if you didn't "get it" then the twist worked or you weren't paying attention to the first 5 minutes. Watch it again!
When people don't find movies like this funny, it reminds me of people who don't get Far Side comics or Monty Python. Because YOU don't get it or it's not straight forward, doesn't mean it's not funny. Keep your beer in the fridge and pay attention to ALL the scenes (not just when people slip on banana peels), then maybe it'll be worth the precious 90 minutes you "wasted" on it.
I beg anyone to validate how Turner & Hooch, Dragnet, Money Pit, Joe vs the Volcano, or Volunteers are as good. Please don't quote box office numbers because that just as easily points out how well masses are fooled by marketing groups.