Unmotivated remake of the 1979 spy spoof of the same name: the mild-mannered dentist who gets ensnared in the psychopathic cloak-and-daggery of his daughter's future father-in-law is no longer a dentist but a podiatrist (fun-NY), though the heavy-breathing espionage maneuvers are barely recognizable anymore as comedy. You might have thought that since the director, Andrew Bergman, was the writer of the earlier version, he must have believed he could improve on Arthur Hiller's handling of it. (Not too presumptuous a belief.) Then again, you might have thought twice had you noticed that the script is now credited to two other guys. Bergman's commitment cannot have been wholehearted. And not only Bergman's. Michael Douglas plays the Peter Falk role as if he had less interest in playing the role than in appearing young and fit. And although Albert Brooks is every bit as strong a comic personality as, even a bit stronger than, Alan Arkin, you can't help but be aware that he has never stooped so low as a director (he used to say he could direct a Meatballs if he simply wanted a paycheck) as he's willing to stoop as an actor. An unexpected connection, there, between Albert Brooks and Orson Welles. With Robin Tunney, Ryan Reynolds, Lindsay Sloane, Candice Bergen. (2003) — Duncan Shepherd
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