All of Me (1984)

just watch it!

A Major Disappointment

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It's funny watching the elements come together in this complicated scam. On one hand, the set-up isn't quite as complex as it seems, but there's an easy sense of fun in every exchange.

Since the first time when l watched this picture l really find it odd and outrageously funny,the trio Martin,Tomlin and the great director Carl Reiner already implied a success,Martin make a physical comedy,clumsy sometimes in most of time and the originality of the plot reach the target,Victoria Tennant is also another high point together Dana Elcar,Madolyn Smith just Adorn the picture,seems foolish but pure entertainment comedy of 80' style!!Resume: First watch: 1988 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-Cable TV-DVD / Rating: 7.25

Once you get a real grip of what this film will be about, some 30min into it, you think to yourself "oh no, how in the world are they going to move on from that now ?". The premise is so silly it feels best suited for a short cartoonish sketch at best. It just so happens it's a full Steve Martin starring, Reiner silverscreener.So it manages to do well, Martin doing particularly well at his absolutely clownesque role, while Tomlin has no issue going all-out emotional wreck, which can only be saluted from an acting perspective.There are funny moments, a couple of really funny moments, things like the Indian guru guy and his obsession with repeating what others say at all times, Martin being two people at the same time in a situational comedic perspective (just the way he'll move around in the film at times)... and the plot does actually do alright holding up together, which is a feat, although being such a silly notion to start with, it does drag on a bit.But this surely isn't the best Martin-Reiner, and although they maybe should've thought about it a bit more, it's still a watchable absurd-type comedy.5.5/10.

One of Steve Martin's and Lily Tomlin's best films ever!! It's quite a brilliant comedy - extremely funny.I really love this film. The comedy-fantasy aspect is the core of the film and Steve Martin's performance is outstanding! Imagine yourself trying to play Martin's role where half of you is man and the other half is a very feminine female ghost - that has got to be hard to do.The movie also has elements of romance and I am not a huge fan of romantic-comedies but this movie is an exception for me - I really love this film! This movie is well worth watching - if you like comedies then you may enjoy this film.9/10

Most of the time it's not OK to like a Steve Martin movie, except for one of his early movies, of which this is one of those. However this movie really isn't as good as funny as people making it sound it is.Basically, the movie was simply not funny enough. And it's not like my name is Grumpy. I chuckled only a couple of times but further more the movie only annoyed me with its stupid simple story and not really likable characters.Not really Steve Martin's fault though that this movie doesn't work out as funny. He is really great as a half-man-half-woman, when a deceased woman possesses the right side of his body. He plays it convincing and funny and it's a pretty amazing job, the more you start thinking about it.It also is not like I hated watching this movie, since it's basically a non-stop comedy that trows jokes at you, of which only a few are really effective.I sort of hate this comedies with simple, stupid stories with no effort put into it. Most plot-lines also really don't get wrapped up properly. It also disturbed me how totally non-likable the characters were. Basically each character in this movie is a *beep* or a *beep*. How are you seriously supposed to care about them or what will ever happen to them. Especially Edwina Cutwater is not a character to love and so is also really the Steve Martin character, who cheats on his girlfriend, even after telling her he wants to marry her he still runs off with another dame.Still worth watching on a rainy afternoon when you really have nothing else to do.6/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/