Titreenp SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

Nonureva Really Surprised!

Borgarkeri A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Neil Doyle Set in the 1960s, this little-known independent film was in limited release so that the majority of movie fans have probably never heard of it. DOUGLAS McGRATH is a CIA man who recounts tales of his misadventures to a couple of senators. The cast is sprinkled with some famous names: SIGOURNEY WEAVER, RYAN PHILLIPPE and JOHN TURTURRO among them, with a brief glimpse of WOODY ALLEN.All of the plot involves the attempt at overthrowing Fidel Castro during the period of the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba. All of the cast gets into the farcical nature of their roles, but none better than ALAN CUMMING as Gen. Batista, wackily funny in a role that has him ending up playing piano in a Florida nightclub singing "Diamonds Are A Boy's Best Friend." He makes the most of lines such as: "My great passion was the piano. Mamacita told me I must have something to fall back on, so I became a dictator." Sigourney Weaver has her share of memorable punch lines too and plays the role of McGrath's social climbing wife without ever becoming a caricature. She's obviously more skillful at farce than Ryan Phillippe as Petrov, the Russian dancer, who assumes a heavy accent but doesn't seem to know he's in a comedy. ANTHONY LaPAGLIA is effective as Fidel Castro and, in a smaller role, TUCK MILLIGAN does a nice job of impersonating President Kennedy.It's clever stuff and there's plenty to chuckle at, but I never found it downright hilarious as some others have commented.While I found John Turturro's performance a bit excessive as the maniacal anti-Castro activist, he seems to be relishing the chance at a comical role that requires a lot of energy to play. Only trouble is it seems a bit forced at times.Summing up: Wacky light-weight farce is funny enough in places, but there's nothing memorable here. And what's with WOODY ALLEN in an uncredited supporting role? As usual, he plays his nerdy self.

El Guapo-2 This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. If I bring up this movie to my friends in film circles, most of them have not seen it but they do remember the backlash momentum that built up around the film during its release.To cut to the chase, this film examines the Cuban Revolution through the eyes of a would-be CIA agent. Wait till you see who plays Batista, and of course, he could only play him in one way, sort of his calling-card. But it works, because it's not what you expected. Most of us would think Batista is the French word for "prison", anyway. The jazz quartet was one of the most inspired gags in recent memory.

publish1 This movie, as underdistributed as it has been, should be picked up wherever you can find it.All you need to enjoy this movie is an I.Q. and a sense of humor. If either of the aforementioned are lacking you will probably agree with the "Don't watch this movie" reviewer.Woody Allen has some classic lines in this film.ALSO, the plot is not MUCH sillier than the ACTUAL Bay of Pigs incident.

snoman8086 I thought that this was a very funny comedy. Performances were all good, especially Turturro's, but Weaver, Allen, and Leary also gave good performances. Many parts had me laughing pretty hard. Plot was pretty far-fetched, but that was what made it funny. Liked it enough to watch it twice, and would recommend it to others.Score: 7/10