The Man Who Knew Too Little

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Bill Murray is a genius... I don't use the word very often and NEVER with anyone from the cast of Saturday Night Live; however, it is a fact. He can do more with a lackluster premise for a movie than any other actor I have ever seen... Let's face it...a spy who doesn't know he's a spy is pretty much a single joke film. But, Murray, who can play the oblivious as well as the sarcastic, pulls it off. From the first scene where he is trying to figure out for customs how long he will be in England ("Thanks...Which door is England?") he gives the view comfort that it'll all be okay... Of course, the dialog is contrived to be so ambiguous as to keep Murray in the dark...but, that is de rigor for a movie of this type. Additional comic performances by Isabel Hernandez as the brother's timid maid and the guy who played Doc Ock as the Russian assassin are priceless... This is a must see...

I absolutely LOVE this movie!! Murray is at his best here. I am a huge fan of Bill Murray and I try to watch as many of his movies as I can. I recorded this a few months ago when it was on TV, and I keep watching it over and over. It may not be the funniest movie in the world, but what amused me was Murray's character not knowing he was participating in a real-life crisis. That is what I liked most. This is the most original movie he has done (apart from Groundhog Day) and it is refreshing to see a movie of this quality shot in the beautiful city of London. Yes, I know I am biased, but more movies should be shot here. It's just a shame that most of the scenes were at night. Never mind. Oh, I fear I may not have put across just how much I liked 'The Man Who Knew Too Little'. I have two words for you. WATCH IT!

I was looking for something to see with my son, so had no great expectations of a movie I had not heard of. I have not cried with laughter for years, perhaps the last time was when Steve Martin poked his eye patch with a cork on a fork! The story is good enough, but Bill is fantastic. Such a likable guy. The spoiler - the end was a bit naf, ie, I would have preferred him to have given us a wink, because for me the ending is a bit irritating. Surely he would not still be oblivious of the misunderstanding after all that? They carried the joke very well all the way, but I think it should have been dropped, perhaps the two guys at the end could turn out to be actors from London who cane on holiday with them, and they were just goofing around? I loved it regardless. Mark.

I think this is Bill Murray's funniest movie. How he reacts to everyone else is hysterical and how he ad libbed so much. It must have been difficult for the cast and crew to keep from losing it. Such a clever reply to "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

One of Murray's all time bests. Misunderstood by low reviewers. This is a brilliant SPOOF! Murray doesn't take it seriously; but it's deadly serious with international implications. Why isn't Murray taking it seriously?!? Because he's a Block Buster employee! It's a joke wrapped within a joke, wrapped in sad-truths! If you're going to watch it at all; watch it more than once! Parody of a parody of a parody! Enjoy...

Why is it that Bill Murray makes either Hilarious Movies such as "Groundhog Day", "Stripes" and"Scrooged" or absolute Turkeys like "GhostBusters" and this film ? He never seems to be in film that sit in the middle, films that are Ok or just alright. The man who knew too little really is bad , it's not funny (which must be down to the script as there is some very funny actors in it). It is one of them comedies where after 10 minutes you start to look down at the Video Recorder clock to see how long there is to go .This film is patronising to all the nationalities that are portrayed in it , which i could quite easily put up with if done in a funny manor but i'm afraid there is not one funny moment that i can think of. 3 out of 10.

Okay, so I didn't see this one until video. Let's be honest, the trailers didn't look all that great. So I said, "Hey skip it, come back to it." Well, I am glad I did come back to it because I would have missed something. This movie is just wonderful. It is charming and hysterical. The first time I saw it I laughed. The second time I saw it, I laughed harder because I realized how much I had missed the first time. The humor is engrossing and if you're not careful, YOU WILL LAUGH!! So don't think about this one. Just let it take care of you and cure what ails you. Whatever that means...

I can't claim to have seen every Bill Murray movie, or even every minute of this disaster, but I'll bet it marks the low point of Bill's movie portfolio. It's really really not funny, and it must take a serious effort to make a comedy starring Murray not funny. I suspect about 98% of the viewers tuned out way early with me, leaving the remaining 2% to finish up and write unbelievably positive reviews of this dog on Imdb.

It's disappointing that so few people have seen this movie. This the perfect vehicle for Murray's many talents. There are more than enough laugh out loud moments, making this a great movie to watch with friends who's attention span is more than 3 seconds. This is definitely one that can be viewed over and over. *** semi-spoiler alert *** The only part I didn't think was perfect was the very ending with the two agents. I thought it was a bit over the top with them crawling around on all fours acting like a cat and dog. A bit much. Other than that, this movie is a comedy classic, and everyone who loves this film should get as many people as they can to watch this immediately.