The Imposters
After Big Night, director/writer Stanley Tucci brings us The
Impostors -- a funny trip aboard a ship of wacky situations with a crew of
big-name stars. Tucci and Oliver Platt as struggling 1930s actors are obviously
enjoying themselves, and overall the cast make things funny that haven't been
laugh-worthy since Jerry Lewis and pie-throwing contests. A slew of plots
explode once the cruise ship sets sail, with Tony Shalhoub as a terrorist first
mate, Isabella Rossellini as a deposed queen, and Campbell Scott as a hilarious
German ship official, complete with Colonel Klink act and a crush on ship
staffer Lili Taylor. Full of jabs at both the acting profession and corny,
old-school movie plots, The Impostors takes lines like "Don't kid a
kidder, kid . . . " and "They want
them . . . really, really dead" to a funny new level.
-- Rachel O'Malley
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