Mister Undercover
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mister Undercover |
| Original title | Corky Romano |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2001 |
| length | 86 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Rob Pritts |
| script | David Garrett, Jason Ward |
| production | David Simonds, Ira Shuman |
| music | Randy Edelman |
| camera | Adam Greenberg |
| cut | Alan Cody |
| occupation | |
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Mister Undercover (Original title: Corky Romano ) is an American comedy film from 2001 by Rob Pritts with comedian Chris Kattan, known from the comedy series Saturday Night Live, in the lead role.
action
The naive, soulful and conscientious Corky Romano, assistant doctor at a private veterinary clinic, learns from his father "Pops", who has a heart condition, that he is the youngest member of a notorious mafia clan. The impending testimony of an unknown insider could land the Italian-American patriarch and his two elderly rough-hewn sons Peter and Paulie in jail. Corky, who previously thought his father was a landscape designer, is not very enthusiastic about this finding. Now, disguised as an FBI agent, he is supposed to take incriminating material from the offices of the federal police with him. Since he doesn't want to let his father down, Corky embarks on the mission.
Under the unflattering pseudonym "Pissant", thanks to a coiffed curriculum vitae, which certifies that he has mastered several languages and martial arts, his new boss, Howard Shuster, is appointed to the clandestine drug czar "Night Vulture", much to the displeasure of Shuster's right hand , the athletic and ambitious Brick Davis. As a result, there are solid internal arguments between Corky and Davis. With his unorthodox approach, Corky manages to solve the cases entrusted to him, while he wins the heart of his die-hard colleague Kate Russo, whom he finally marries. Plus, Corky saves his father from jail and even wins the respect of Peter and Paulie.
Reviews
James Berardinelli scoffed on ReelViews that Mister Undercover was "perhaps the most effective horror film" since the Blair Witch Project . He was even "so horrific" that Berardinelli almost ran out of the cinema screaming. Even Schindler's list contained more laughs than this film.
Roger Ebert called the film in the Chicago Sun-Times of October 12, 2001 a "hopelessly inexhaustible gangster parody". The actors would seem like they could barely hold back their doubts about the project.
“Persiflage of relevant Mafia films that rely on the buffoons of the fast-paced leading actor. At the same time, the film increasingly degenerates into a silly, vulgar number revue, in which unsavory characters suppress the few charming moments. "
"Leading actor Chris Kattan is so criminally uncomfortable, a grimace beast without any charisma or timing that you want to scream in agony with his uncoordinated fidgeting. On the other hand, Kattan got the script here that he deserves. A cinematic twinkle could hardly be more stupid and sloppy. "
“A lot of fidgeting, a lot of tired punchlines, in between a few successful jokes - that's the bottom line of" Mr. Undercover ". Overall, however, the density of gags is not particularly high, and once again it is clear that the move from "Saturday Night Live" stars to the big screen is too big for some. "
background
The film was estimated to cost an estimated $ 11 million to produce. It grossed $ 23.9 million at the US box office.
Web links
- Mister Congeniality in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mister Undercover at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Mister Undercover at Metacritic (English)
- Mister Undercover in the online film database
- Mister Undercover in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Review by James Berardinelli
- ^ Review by Roger Ebert
- ↑ Mister Undercover. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Mister Undercover on cinema.de
- ↑ Mister Undercover on filmspiegel.de
- ^ Box office / business for Mr. Undercover