Review of Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers is not my favorite Marx Brothers movie, (Night at The Opera does it for me). The reasons for that are plenty. Although this movie is very funny in some spots, it's downright implausibility distracts from the "storyline" a lot, so in my case, it was mostly a "spot the implausibility" fest happening from my end. Let's see, a wealthy matron of the arts (who seems to have an infinite number of people milling around the place doing nothing) hosts a party for a captain just returning from a trip to Africa. As well, the party is used to show off a famous painting by Beaugard. But somehow that's stolen, will the Police be able to track the culprits down before the lame ending? Although the house is huge, all the characters just can't stop bumping into each other (except Zeppo, which could be a good thing) Actually, the three Marx Bros are all okay here. They have some lines that work and some that don't. So the whole thing is good for a laugh or two. As well, there is the obligatory awful song sung by the couple who are almost instantly forgotten after they sing it, and Chico's piano playing and (sigh) Harpo's playing. (he plays in the middle of a police investigation into stolen art).

So all in all, not going to change the world,. But good for a laugh or two..