Directed by David Steinberg. Starring John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty, Pat Hingle, Alley Mills, Dixie Carter, Richard Libertini, Ernie Hudson, Paul Dooley. (R)
Dismal "comedy" involving a limo driver (Candy) who's brainwashed by cult members to kill his fiancée's congressman father (Hingle). Early starring role for Candy also features a couple of his "SCTV" cohorts, but don't let that fool you into thinking this is gonna be a good time; Levy yells a lot (coming closest to an actual laugh by virtue of relief from the banality alone) and Flaherty has almost nothing to do, often standing around in the background of scenes looking lost or bored. Despite the talented cast, the movie lumbers from one low-energy episode to the next, begging for a script editor and/or directorial precision to salvage something (anything) out of them. Tired setups, flat gags, mislaid payoffs, and uninspired parodies abound; how could a movie called "Going Berserk" be so listless?
13/100
Dismal "comedy" involving a limo driver (Candy) who's brainwashed by cult members to kill his fiancée's congressman father (Hingle). Early starring role for Candy also features a couple of his "SCTV" cohorts, but don't let that fool you into thinking this is gonna be a good time; Levy yells a lot (coming closest to an actual laugh by virtue of relief from the banality alone) and Flaherty has almost nothing to do, often standing around in the background of scenes looking lost or bored. Despite the talented cast, the movie lumbers from one low-energy episode to the next, begging for a script editor and/or directorial precision to salvage something (anything) out of them. Tired setups, flat gags, mislaid payoffs, and uninspired parodies abound; how could a movie called "Going Berserk" be so listless?
13/100