Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
This infamous flop screwball comedy is gut-bustingly great for the first half, but quickly becomes a quagmire of plot points that aren't well explained by the action, nor the characters after that. With a little thought, the premise of the story's development is funny enough, but the muddled way it moves forward is so foreign to what comes before it, that it loses all energy and all audience attention.
Still, Hoffman and Beatty are brilliant together and the songs are hilarious.
frankqb
This infamous flop screwball comedy is gut-bustingly great for the first half, but quickly becomes a quagmire of plot points that aren't well explained by the action, nor the characters after that. With a little thought, the premise of the story's development is funny enough, but the muddled way it moves forward is so foreign to what comes before it, that it loses all energy and all audience attention.
Still, Hoffman and Beatty are brilliant together and the songs are hilarious.
2 stars out of 4
ignatzkat
Much better than its reputation! Warren Beatty does nebbishy really well.
essaywhu
This movie is hilarious! Totally underrated! It is probably a precursor to something like Zoolander.