A lighter reworking of Alfred Hitchcock's suspense classic, Strangers on a Train, Throw Momma from the Train with Billy Crystal and Danny DeVito is a black comedy that's all fun and entertaining though terribly morbid. It's dauntlessly funny, terrific at making light with dark material and having fun with it, and in doing such, it's a delightful viewing.
Billy Crystal is the tops, really, I mean that, the tops playing the going wacky Larry who is a teacher of a small writing class and Danny DeVito is the greatest, really, I mean that, the greatest playing the fully deranged Owen who is a student in Larry's said writing class. Larry hates his ex-wife's guts, Owen wants his momma dead, so both Larry and Owen scheme up a plan, a criss-cross murder plot to take out one another's most despised persons so to make it look like that the crimes were committed by complete strangers, or at least that's what Owen thought.
The plot of Throw Momma from the Train unfolds consistently nice and comically. It has a writer's perspective that especially speaks to writers but offers an interesting insight for all audiences. Throw Momma from the Train has a marvelous and creative camera lens, thanks to Danny Devito, really enhancing the showing of the story. Danny Devito did so well in his movie directorial debut. He has real directing talent! I'm just learning this!
Despite of its potentially disturbing premise, it's not, and I really love Throw Momma from the Train and it's actually quite nice. In the end, all's well that ends well. The night was humid. The night was sultry. Hahahahaahaa!
Billy Crystal is the tops, really, I mean that, the tops playing the going wacky Larry who is a teacher of a small writing class and Danny DeVito is the greatest, really, I mean that, the greatest playing the fully deranged Owen who is a student in Larry's said writing class. Larry hates his ex-wife's guts, Owen wants his momma dead, so both Larry and Owen scheme up a plan, a criss-cross murder plot to take out one another's most despised persons so to make it look like that the crimes were committed by complete strangers, or at least that's what Owen thought.
The plot of Throw Momma from the Train unfolds consistently nice and comically. It has a writer's perspective that especially speaks to writers but offers an interesting insight for all audiences. Throw Momma from the Train has a marvelous and creative camera lens, thanks to Danny Devito, really enhancing the showing of the story. Danny Devito did so well in his movie directorial debut. He has real directing talent! I'm just learning this!
Despite of its potentially disturbing premise, it's not, and I really love Throw Momma from the Train and it's actually quite nice. In the end, all's well that ends well. The night was humid. The night was sultry. Hahahahaahaa!