Viewed in
2010
Formats
HD TV
Premise
Mel Brooks stars as the lead in a psychiatric ward, except he suffers from vertigo, in a parody of Alfred Hitchcock movies.
Liked
The funny performances, the parodies.
Disliked
The lack of comedy in quality and quantity.
Thoughts
One Mel Brooks' lesser movies.
There were some funny moments parodying Hitchcock's most famous works, I thought the Psycho scene in particular was hilarious. Also, the cast was quite good, including funny stuff from Brooks regulars, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman, and Madeline Kahn.
The biggest problem was the big laughs were few and far between. There was not enough parody, nor edgy/cheap/creative laughs that I expect from Mel Brooks.
This might have worked as a half an hour parody, but as a full length movie, it was sadly disappointing.
What I would change
Never have made this movie.
