Beltmann Posted yesterday at 02:05 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:05 PM As a roller coaster aficionado, let me tell you there's zero chance a ride op would let Kyle Marvin, or any rider, buckle in while holding bags of goldfish. Sure, Marvin ends up delivering one of the year's best bits of physical comedy, but to exist, the joke must first be forced, and that helps explain why, after a brilliant opening 30 minutes, I began to increasingly resist this movie's charms. Too often Splitsville feels like it needs to secure its loose articles; in coaster enthusiast parlance, it's the GP (general public) version of a screwball comedy or a Rohmer scenario. Much of it is wonderfully performed and gaspingly funny--the fight scene is an all-timer--but the screenplay's "sophistication" and "wisdom" almost always feel pushed through rather than thought through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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