Two Much Movie Review 1996

Banderas does double duty as a con man pretending to be twins in order to romance two sisters (Griffith and Hannah). Embarrassingly light comedy suffers from a complicated plot (which still manages to leave holes), weak or non-existent characterization, and a general lack of humor. About the only thing it has going for it is Cusack as a wisecracking secretary. It was on the set of this film that Banderas and Griffith started their real-life romance. While that may have helped the boxoffice and gossip columns in Banderas's homeland, the fireworks didn't find their way to the screen.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 118 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Art & Artists, Romantic Triangles, Mistaken Identity, Miami, Twins, Scams, Stings & Cons, Brothers & Sisters, Books to Film: Donald Westlake (aka Richard Stark)

Screenplay

Fernando Trueba, David Trueba

Cast

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas, Daryl Hannah, Joan Cusack, Danny Aiello, Eli Wallach, Vincent Schiavelli

Cinematography

Jose Luis Alcaine

Director

Fernando Trueba

Music

Michel Camilo

Producer

Andres Vincente Gomez, Christina Huete, Ted Field, Adam Leipzip, Robert W. Cort, Interscope Comm., Polygram Filmed Entertainment, Lola Films, Touchstone Pictures