ME AND MY PAL is a Laurel and Hardy short which has a clever premise of Ollie's wedding day being disrupted and in the end totally ruined by Stan's wedding present;a jigsaw puzzle.The boys,along with assorted other stragglers such as a taxi driver,a telegram boy,the butler and a cop,become so engrossed that everyone forgets about the more important things at hand,much to the chagrin of the bride's father (Jimmy Finlayson).
The film has some very funny moments (mostly with the dialogue),but really should have been funnier with such a promising story on board.It is rather to slowly paced and lingers too much with expository scenes involving the jigsaw,and is rather lacking in enough gags.Perhaps the funniest moment is when delivery man Charlie Hall appears at the wedding with some rather inappropriate flowers sent by Stan to the service;the rest is by no means bad,but slightly half-hearted in it's execution.Still,the film is increasing in it's popularity,particularly among L & H buffs,despite not being one of the team's better known films,and the plot itself keeps you watching.
RATING:6 and a half out of 10.
The film has some very funny moments (mostly with the dialogue),but really should have been funnier with such a promising story on board.It is rather to slowly paced and lingers too much with expository scenes involving the jigsaw,and is rather lacking in enough gags.Perhaps the funniest moment is when delivery man Charlie Hall appears at the wedding with some rather inappropriate flowers sent by Stan to the service;the rest is by no means bad,but slightly half-hearted in it's execution.Still,the film is increasing in it's popularity,particularly among L & H buffs,despite not being one of the team's better known films,and the plot itself keeps you watching.
RATING:6 and a half out of 10.