Stringbean doofus Jim Hutton and Hanoi Jane are newly married hicks. Despite being a full-fledged member of the Envirowackjob death cult and a bona fide traitor to American values, Fonda has never been physically ugly. So it's perplexing that Hutton would make his honeymoon a trip to see army buddy Tony Franciosa.
Franciosa quits his job, which p2sses of his wife. Hutton quits his job and p2sses off Fonda. Before you know it, these two guys decide the cure for their troubles is to run off to Brokeback Mountain while their wives harp and flail.
It's all so broad and over-caffeinated and tiring. Might have worked on stage when you're sitting in the back row. But it comes across as overcooked on the big screen.
It's easily one of the most grotesquely feel-bad Christmas movies of all time. A farce that's closer to tragedy than it is to comedy.
Franciosa quits his job, which p2sses of his wife. Hutton quits his job and p2sses off Fonda. Before you know it, these two guys decide the cure for their troubles is to run off to Brokeback Mountain while their wives harp and flail.
It's all so broad and over-caffeinated and tiring. Might have worked on stage when you're sitting in the back row. But it comes across as overcooked on the big screen.
It's easily one of the most grotesquely feel-bad Christmas movies of all time. A farce that's closer to tragedy than it is to comedy.