The Wrong Guy (1997)

That was an excellent one.

It is a performances centric movie

Gripping story with well-crafted characters

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

OK...I've worked with Dave Foley and in person, he is just hilarious.For the most part, this movie just drags barely along...but there is something truly fantastic about this film...and I can't put the exact fact of what reason that is.It's not the ending...it's not the beginning and it's not the middle...so where does it lay? Well it's gingerly sprinkled throughout the movie - between the silly cop antics, the narcoleptic farm girl. It's the little pieces that make this movie funny...not the overall story - because it just doesn't have the glue for it.However this is far better than any Tom Hanks - Meg Ryan romantic comedy ever was or will be. This has heart...Of course it could have been written a bit better. The ending could have been more tight and some of the dialogue could have been more tight. There could have been more action and some really awesome stunts...but even without all that needed input, this film still manages to entertain.

In Cleveland, the histrionic and clumsy executive Nelson Hibbert (Dave Foley) expects to be promoted to president of the Nigel Industries since he is engaged of the owner's daughter. However, his future father-in-law Mr. Nagel (Kenneth Welsh) chooses the executive Ken Daly (Dan Redican) for the position, and Nelson threatens him in front of the board of directors. Later he decides to pay a visit to Mr. Nagel but finds him dead with a knife in his neck. Nelson removes the knife and is covered of blood, becoming hysterical and leaving the office assuming that he is the prime suspect. However, the surveillance cameras disclose the identity of the killer (Colm Feore), and while Nelson escapes to Metcaf believing that he is chased by the police, the killer is pursued by the police and tries to eliminate Nelson believing that he is a "super-cop" on his trail."The Wrong Guy" is an extremely hilarious movie. I have just seen this film with my daughter and we are still laughing of the dumb but funny story. The lead character is a sort of Canadian version of Mr. Bean and is so imbecile that it is impossible to stay serious with his presence in scene. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "O Suspeito Errado" ("The Wrong Suspect")

I have always been a huge fan of Dave Foley, he was my favorite guy in the 'Kids in the Hall' show. And unfortunately, I was not aware of this wonderful film until about a year ago when I went to blockbuster and found it in the bargain bin. The description didn't seem amazing, I thought it would be mediocre at best with a few amusing or dry witty jokes...boy was I wrong! The dialog is fantastic, the movie is through-and-through something to make you laugh uncontrollably. You might not want to be drinking anything when watching the film however, as you might end up choking or coughing it up all over yourself...that's just how hilarious 'The Wrong Guy' is!

Makes me wonder what other gems the Kids in the Hall have gone on to create.David FOLEY, perhaps the funniest Kid in the Hall, does a great job in this, and the funny scenes don't stop getting funnier until the funniest joke in the movie. You'll know it when you see it.The entire premise is wonderful, and all of the acting works very well. Everything is put together nicely ,as it should in a comedy, and the whole event feels like a super-extended Kids in the Hall sketch.After that, it just kind of levels off into 'entertaining funny' rather than 'sweet-jesus-you-gotta-see-this funny'.A great way to spend an hour and 30-something minutes.