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Movie Reviews of Mouse Hunt
Movie Review: Man vs Mouse
Summary: 5 Stars
Last week, thanks once again to the wonderful Patio theater located on Irving Park at Austin, I caught a delightful fantasy film. It was the Dreamworks production Mouse Hunt.Two brothers inherit the family string business (Smuntz String) and a run-down old house. Neither is worth anything. Or so it seems at first. The house was designed by an eccentric architect named LaRue and was believed to be only a rumor. Suddenly the house is worth millions. Instead of selling outright, the brothers decide to hold an auction to get a better price. But to reach that point they need to do some restoration and get rid of a very determined mouse.
There are then some scenes of the brothers trying to outwit a mouse that could outwit Einstein. Finally they think they have sent the mouse to Castro and the auction begins. As the price reaches unheard of levels the mouse returns. The brothers are so distraught that they bring about their own ruin and destroy the house. Having nowhere else to go they return to the old string factory. The mouse follows.
Once in the factory the mouse shows some more of its intelligence by starting up the factory line and adding Gouda to the mix. The result is a new form of string cheese that becomes the rage with the mouse hired on as head taster.
This movie is truly hilarious. The mouse is great. I believe the mouse is near immortal as well as a genius. I believe this because there is a tendency for owners of the LaRue house to be found locked in a trunk in the attic. We know for a fact that the mouse defeated Christopher Walken (playing the strangest exterminator you have ever seen) and managed to get him from in front of the house into a trunk in the attic. It is even possible that the mouse was responsible for the architect going mad. Whatever the case, this movie is really worth seeing. If you can not find it in a second-run theater, look for it when it comes out on video.
Movie Review: Pest in control
Summary: 5 Stars
For the longest time, live action comedies with animals usually feature dogs. But by the 1990s, robots and computer effects had advanced to the point that the two funniest animal comedies featured a pig and a mouse. This was the less famous of the two, but is every bit as good. The story is simple; two brothers inherit a mansion and try to spruce it up for an auction. Unfortunately for them, a mouse inhabits the mansion and counters their every move. Their game of cat-and-mouse ends with the mansion being destroyed. The movie is a comedy, and like all good comedies, it examines a fundamental human flaw, in this case greed. The greed of the two brothers, their families, and of the various individuals who want to buy their mansion. The mouse itself looks quite real, even in the close-up shots. The style of comedy is a combination of old-fashion slapstick, wry British dialogue, and the occasional dirty joke. But overall, the entire movie is suitable for all ages.
Some notable things about this movie. First, it was the first big outing for Gore Verbinski, who would go on to make Pirates of the Caribbean. Second, one cannot spot a single brand name in this movie. Only one other movie has such a distinction; Dick Tracy. And like Dick Tracy, the viewer really cannot guess the decade in which this movie takes place. For sure it happened in the 20th century, since a television, radio, and automobiles are present. But the dress, hairstyle and even language are nondescript. This movie is fun to watch, and a piece of art; I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: "Get Me My Gouda!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Okay, so you're probably asking what's so special about this movie, right?
Well, there are a lot of things:
1. It's directed by Gore Verbanski (Responsible for PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN, THE RING, WEATHER MAN.)
2. It's his directorial debut.
3. It's done with it's own sense of style.
4. It stars two bumbling brothers who just lost their father and inherited a string factory, a collection of spoons, a ceramic egg, a box of cigars, and a house.
5. It stars a mouse who is very timid at first but then begins to be a major hazard to the new owners.
6. Nathan lane plays the witty wise guy while the other plays the straight man gone bumbling.
7. It features scenes of classic chasing, traps, domino-effect situations, funny dialogue, and a cast of funny characters.
8. If you turn the dial on your tv to black and white, it makes for a great classic movie. In fact, the movie looks like it was done in the fifties. They never mention the exact year but its good that they have a 1950's arc.
9. Nathan Lane is hilarious with the physical comedy.
10. Surprise cameo of Christopher walken.
11. A score that makes the kid inside you giggle with mischevious glee.
12. Really good set design.
13. Really funny gags.
14. The hits just keep on coming.
When Ernie and larz smuntz inherit the old house, they expected mice, but not this one. This one is smarter, faster, and craftier than both of them. It drives them up the wall with its antics.
Enjoy!
Movie Review: MIGHTY MOUSE
Summary: 5 Stars
Watching MOUSE HUNT took me back to the days of those zany Road Runner cartoons, where no matter what he did Wiley Coyote could never outsmart the roadrunner. Or even the Abbott and Costello movies, where the blundering Costello was always getting Abbott in trouble. In MOUSE HUNT, Nathan Lane (Birdcage) and Lee Evans (Freeze Frame) star as two brothers who inherit not only their father's (William Hickey in his last film role) string factory, but a dilapidated old house that turns out to be worth a fortune. BUT, the house is currently occupied by a randy little mouse who just doesn't want to give up his territory.
I think this movie is wonderful, and I enjoyed every minute of it. The mouse effects and the little creature himself are so intriguing; the physical comedy is some of the best since the old Dick Van Dyke shows. Lee Evans steals the movie as brother Lars, a slightly challenged young lad, whose naivete, honesty and boyishness fit the role to a tee. He is brilliant and I look forward to seeing more of this talented actor. Nathan Lane underplays Ernie somewhat, but even in that, his comic genius is evidenced. Christopher Walken's turn as the world's strangest exterminator is likewise a gem. This is not a children's movie, in spite of its cuteness; it has some sexual innuendos, and some cartoonish violence, but older kids or teens should enjoy its lightheartedness. Fast, frenetic and downright hilarious, MOUSE HUNT is a great little film!!!
Movie Review: An underrrated comic classic
Summary: 5 Stars
When their workaholic father dies, luckless brothers Ernie (Nathan Lane) and Lars (Lee Evans) Smuntz are surprised to learn that their inheritance is not only the money-losing string factory Pop founded, but also an old Victorian mansion that turns out to be worth a fortune. The rundown manor is an architectural masterpiece known as "The Lost LaRue". Ernie and Lars - one fired from his job and the other thrown out by his wife - decide to live in the house, fix it up, and cash in by selling it at a private auction. They soon find out they have a roommate in the form of a resolute rodent who has no intention of vacating the premises. Think "The Roadrunner" as you watch this seemingly indestructible mouse go from one extreme escape to another.
Mouse Hunt is a dark comedy, seemingly made for kids but really highly inappropriate for children. There are countless violent scenes (though it's mostly people who wind up this side of sore), including an implied one with a little girl sobbing as her kitten is dropped off at the pound and promptly gassed to death. If Charles Dickens did broad comedy, this would be the result. I love it.
Staci Layne Wilson