The premise and basic situations are funny. The accidental way they became rich and the nouveau riche aspirations provide laughs.
The laugh out loud moments are there but they are a little bit spaced out and extend beyond the laughter stops. It's a bit of a "one joke and variations" for the first half and another for the second. There just isn't enough good dialog throughout.
Tracey Ullman is convincing and has comic timing and delivery. Hugh Grant is suited to his role but his lines are a bit obvious. Elaine May does the idiot well. Woody himself isn't too old looking yet.
I think Woody's movies became excellent from Match Point onwards with original and vibrant movies like Whatever Works and Midnight in Paris. Small Time Crooks is good but not great.
The laugh out loud moments are there but they are a little bit spaced out and extend beyond the laughter stops. It's a bit of a "one joke and variations" for the first half and another for the second. There just isn't enough good dialog throughout.
Tracey Ullman is convincing and has comic timing and delivery. Hugh Grant is suited to his role but his lines are a bit obvious. Elaine May does the idiot well. Woody himself isn't too old looking yet.
I think Woody's movies became excellent from Match Point onwards with original and vibrant movies like Whatever Works and Midnight in Paris. Small Time Crooks is good but not great.