| 100 |
Chicago Sun-Times
The funniest movie I have seen in a long time.
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| 100 |
Time
Think 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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| 100 |
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
May be less than the sum of its parts, but its parts are more impressive than most other wholes around.
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| 100 |
ReelViews
One 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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| 100 |
Mr. Showbiz
Carmel Dagan
Director Charles Crichton's hilarious romp.
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| 100 |
Los Angeles Times
A convulsively funny affair.[15 July 1988, Calendar, p. 6-1]
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| 100 |
San Francisco Chronicle
I 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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| 90 |
Chicago Reader
Crichton keeps the laughs coming with infectious energy.
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| 90 |
Washington Post
It's a deliciously dishy comedy, but like sushi an acquired taste.
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| 80 |
Variety
Staff (Not credited)
Curtis steals the show with her keen sense of comic timing and sneaky little grins and asides.
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| 80 |
Washington Post
It'll keep you amused enough to sit still and even remember it fondly.
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| 80 |
Rolling Stone
Hal Erickson
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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| 75 |
Chicago Tribune
Contains some gaspingly funny moments. [29 July 1988, Friday, p.A]
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| 75 |
USA Today
This 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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| 60 |
TV Guide
Staff(not credited)
With 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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| 50 |
Christian Science Monitor
There 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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| 30 |
The New York Times
The 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]
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