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100I laughed so hard, my eyes watered. I laughed so loud, I lost track of whether anyone else was laughing. I laughed so much, I ached afterwards. [29 July 1988, Daily Notebook, p.E1]
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100One of the best-constructed, funniest, and most clever comedies to grace motion picture screens in recent years. It's outrageous, offensive, and even a little sick -- and all the more enjoyable because of it.
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100The funniest movie I have seen in a long time.
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100May be less than the sum of its parts, but its parts are more impressive than most other wholes around.
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100Director Charles Crichton's hilarious romp.
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100A convulsively funny affair.[15 July 1988, Calendar, p. 6-1]
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100Think of A Fish Called Wanda as the next best thing to a Looney Tunes-Merrie Melodies summerfest…Wanda defies gravity, in both senses of the word, and redefines a great comic tradition. [July 18, 1988]
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90It's a deliciously dishy comedy, but like sushi an acquired taste.
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90Crichton keeps the laughs coming with infectious energy.
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If it is indeed possible for a film to be both stylish and tasteless, then A Fish Called Wanda certainly fills the bill.
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80Curtis steals the show with her keen sense of comic timing and sneaky little grins and asides.
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80It'll keep you amused enough to sit still and even remember it fondly.
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75Contains some gaspingly funny moments. [29 July 1988, Friday, p.A]
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75This crumbled-caper comedy is the funniest movie ever from a film maker late in his eighth decade. [22 July 1988, Life, p.4D]
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60With British-American culture clash as its dominant theme, A Fish Called Wanda bristles with wit, enlivened by delightfully over-the-top ensemble acting.
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50There are a few hilarious moments, and a few more that are foolish and even disgusting. [15 July 1988, Art and Leisure, p.21]
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30The dialogue reports funny things instead of showing them. The movie remains in a limbo halfway between the informed anarchy of Monty Python comedy stripped of all social and political satire, and the comparatively genteel comedy of "The Lavender Hill Mob." [15 July 1988, p.C8]