That Riviera Touch

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That Riviera Touch

2 idiots find themselves cought up criminals while both trying to win the love of a lady. Hmmm very similar plot to Dumb and Dumber. Someone should be hung, drawn and quartered for this. I want vengeance.

First time hearing about Eric & Ernie. The two get mixed up with jewel thieves on their vacation in France.

MORECAMBE and Wise go to the South of France. The end. Inevitable jewel theft and synthetic glamour among the Stuyvesant smokers and James Bond extras who swarm to this allegedly exotic region.

This is not as funny as The Intelligence Men' but a better film and contains the gorgeous Suzanne Lloyd. The French Riviera is the setting and its a good story about two bumbling blokes on holiday who get involved in a diamond theft, Its well acted and the stunts are good, at least they have French actors playing French characters. The photography and scenery is very good and its well directed, ignore the negative reviews, they are idiots who don't know their arse from their elbows. This is how comedy fils should be made, with style

Morecambe and Wise's cinematic follow-up to The Intelligence Men was an improvement (and was also better than its successor The Magnificent Two), but it still joined their attempt to crack the USA on the Ed Sullivan Show as one of their few areas of failure. The plot - two English losers played as patsies in a French Riviera criminal conspiracy - is barely sufficient to pass muster, even bolstered with the related "love interest" sub plot. But it is colourful, and cheerful, with some attractive location work (and a lot of studio work), and Eric and Ernie work hard. And there are some funny moments, so I wouldn't write it off as being a complete disaster.

Although Morecambe and Wise produced their best work for TV I think there is a lot of fun to be had in this, their second big screen outing. Yes, the script is a bit wooden in places and the plot verges from being both over explained and then over the top at any given time, the real magic is just seeing these two very talented comedians just work together and be very funny. The fact that the majority of it is shot on location (and a beautiful one at that) helps a great deal and while there is no doubt who the stars are, it is nice to see that the supporting cast actually get more to do than just support. That Riviera Touch is not a classic film, but it is entertaining and good fun for any fan of Morecambe and Wise.

1966 classic Eric and Ernie. For the those of us that love the duo it's brilliant. Typical comedy from the 1960's. If you don't like this family fun then I just don't know.