Sunday, April 1, 2012

140. The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick
1940
Directed by Edward Cline

Sigh.


All right, so I saw this movie awhile ago and I have no wish to watch it again so my memory is a bit foggy on the plot (that is not cheating, I promise!).  Suffice to say, you will not crack a smile once.


This is the kind of pre Family Guy/ Simpsons comedy but minus the laughs.  Middle aged fat man just wants to drink but is constantly bothered by the wife (ugh, wives).  In this movie, W.C. Fields accidentally foils a robbery and bad jokes ensue.  I suspect that some people grew up watching these kinds of films and have fond memories.


I could talk longer about the plot or acting but the bottom line is: it was a comedy that wasn't funny so it has fundamentally failed.  Just like Adam Sandler in everything he does.

RATING: *----



Interesting Facts:


The director co directed some of Buster Keaton's short films.


Hehe, dick.


Random scene that will prove my point: