I thought I'd better write a review for this as there's so few out there.
There's a framing device that adds nothing except overcomplication. Thankfully the narrator is also the protagonist - however this only leads me to my next criticism. The difference in weighting given between the lead and second lead is too small. The focus really ought to have been more in the favor of the main lead. The second lead's story isn't very interesting; it provides a small degree of amusement but is nonetheless mundane, and doesn't feel worthy enough for the scope of the production. The way their two stories intertwine is also haphazardly done.
If you can forgive all this there is some entertainment value to be had. It's zany and doesn't take itself too seriously. But it comes at the cost of not caring enough to tell a satisfying story. It does do the job of wrapping things up for the happily-ever-after, but this is done so lazily.
I'd be more forgiving of all these problems if the film was funnier. More and better gags, and if it had more naturally funny comic actors instead of the bland forgettables that we got. As it stands, the offerings are too meager to really recommend this one, though it's not bereft of amusement.
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