Lost and Found

(Warner)

Jeff Pollack's film has its barbed moments, but David Spade is uncomfortably awkward as the leading man. The plot revolves around Spade's financial problems as a restaurant owner, a lost engagement ring, a mountainous pile of dog shit, and a beautiful French cellist (Sophie Marceau). Spade finds an ample Chris Farley replacement in Artie Lange as his obsequious sidekick, but the film belongs to Marceau. Her effervescence and graceful stature fill the screen, even if it's a stretch to see her go lip-to-lip with Spade.