Fierce Creatures

Buy This Item Fierce Creatures by Universal Studios  Available from Amazon  $9.99  on 9-23-2008     In an attempt to catch lightning in a bottle, <i>Monty Python</i> veteran John Cleese wrote this slapstick farce for the purpose of reuniting the comedic cast of <i>A Fish Called Wanda</i>. <i>Fierce Creatures</i> is all about a media mogul (Kevin Kline) who owns a London zoo. He demands that the park raise more profit, so the new zoo director (Cleese) orders that only dangerous animals be displayed in order to maximize ticket sales. In a dual role, Kline also plays the mogul's son, who plans to run the zoo with the help of displaced employees (including Michael Palin) and zoo programmer Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis). The situation lends itself to comedic confusion and split-second timing, and for a few good laughs the film is a pretty safe bet. It's not as hilarious as <i>A Fish Called Wanda</i> (that's a pretty tall order), but Cleese knows comedy, and his efforts are worth a look. <i>--Jeff Shannon</i> Reader Reviews Imagine the two Python writer/stars re-teaming with comedy actors Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis; imagine a premise whereby Kline & Curtis interrupt and try to take over Cleese & Palin's tug-of-war over converting a regular zoo into one featuring only ferocious animals. Truthfully, with more slapstick and mugging from the Pythons, this could have been a really funny film. The result, however, is only somewhat funny. Kline, as usual, has the Midas touch with every film I've seen him in. That's what made "A Fish Called Wanda" such a success: his over-the-top style and the other actors' chemistry surrounding him. In this offering, that's all we have. Although funny, "Fierce Creatures" is a missed opportunity to catch the Wanda lightning in the proverbial jar. It's definitely worth getting for Python/Kline/Curtis completists, and it's definitely worth having in your comedy film collection -- for under $8.00.

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