The Duke De Mondo On "Starsky And Hutch" - Page 2

And the other one, the Jackie Chan fella, he's not bad either. In fact, he's very very good.

But the truth of the matter is, both performances feed off the other. Fokker and Wilson are an inspired pairing, finally getting to share the billing after extended cameos together in the likes of The Royal Tennenbaums and My Father, The Taxi Driver. The two are a delight.

But to hell with actors, what do they know? If they don't got funny stuff to say, doesn't matter how often they fall over, it's still gonna get fairly repetitive eventually.

Praise Be, then, that Starsky And Hutch has a gut-piercingly funny screenplay for the actors to read off.

The Duke is purposely not telling any plot stuff here, because to do so would ruin the whole affair somewhat. Not because there's some demented twist somewhere along the line, like you find out Starsky is really Keyser Soyse or some such, but because the whole film is one big affectionate piss-take, and the scenes, set-ups, and ridiculous plot are all part of that. So probably best to avoid the trailer too, if you haven't watched it already.

Starsky And Hutch is also one of the best romantic comedies in many an age. This is another indication of the bizarre genius of Todd Phillips. The relationship of the two principals is structured exactly like one of those films you're supposed to take women to, except it's even better, since its got guns and all. They hate each other, then they love each other, then they have a fall out and...

Oh, it's just glorious.

I loved this damn film, I laughed like a man who just got told his nuts were filled with diamonds.

And who would a thunk Snoop Dogg could act? Certainly not me. Next thing they'll be telling us Ice Cube or Eminem can act. Or that Steven Seagal can rap freestyle.

Todd Phillips next project is a remake of The Six Million Dollar Man. We can only hope it is even 10% as inspired, heart-warming and piss-your-pants funny as this.

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