Well overdue, another uproarious story in which WA, Tony Darrow, Michael Rapaport and (latterly) Jon Lovitz plot to rob a bank under the cover of Tracey Ullman's cookie store, which becomes massively successful. That's just the first 30 minutes. Film turns into a sort of Born Yesterday with Ullman wanting to improve herself under the tutelage of untrustworthy Hugh Grant.
Considering the retrospective of hers we've been on recently we didn't even realise Elaine May is in it, and her scenes are hilarious.
Very funny and satisfying ending. Zhao Fei delivers a stunning rooftop dusk scene (then somewhat overlights a night river shot).
Ullman is absolutely fantastic in performance that was pretty much ignored by everybody (love the way she pronounces 'crudités'). Many, many very funny lines. And loved the way Woody tries to creep upstairs surreptitiously. And the video about the cookie company and their 'board meetings'.
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