A good example of how execution can sometimes be more important to a comedy film than the writing. To be frank, the writing and story are generally decent with the first quarter of the film easily being its weakest. But when it allows the main cast to start playing off one another, and the movie gets goofier in tone and more energetic, then it shines. There's a great synergy between the characters that the actors bring, a less talented cast would probably find the actors trying to steal the spotlight and deliver the jokes in an overbearing fashion. But Tomlin, Fonda, and Parton really have the feel of their parts down thus making the ensemble very watchable and even relatable sometimes. Colin Higgins got extremely lucky with this cast seeing as he's not the most inventive director when it comes to pacing and presenting a comedy, it could have easily fallen flat and been dull.
Review of Nine to Five
