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See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Sometimes a silly idea and a
couple of talented comedians can be enough to make a good movie, and for See No Evil, Hear No Evil,
the third teaming of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor after
Silver Streak
and Stir Crazy, it almost is. They both come off as slightly worn
versions of their former selves (Prior with good reason as it were), but
there's a certain appreciation in the air between them and they are able
to muster enough energy to make the film quite enjoyable despite the
script's obvious shortcomings. An idea such as this – a blind man, a
deaf man and a murder – should all but guarantee a number of funny
situations and lines. And although there certainly are a few in here ("Are you kidding?
Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman?"), there are all too far between. The enjoyable
musical score is by former Police member Stewart Copeland.
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