L.A. Story

Pros: Steve Martin; humor; some dialogue
Cons: the fantasy and love story; didn't get all the humor

Maybe I shouldn’t be reviewing The L.A Story, written by and starring funnyman Steve Martin, directed by Mick Jackson, and completely filmed in Los Angeles, California. I’ve never lived there or even visited it and Martin, who has been a ...

Pros: Steve Martin
Cons: He's better in Roxanne, or hosting the Oscars.

When Steve Martin and Victoria Tennant stroll on the "beach" in L.A. Story (1991; writer Steve Martin; director Mick Jackson) they walk in front of one of the most fake-looking backgrounds in all of movie history. Rear-projection special effects...

Pros: Humor, irreverence, wit, optimism, romance, and music.
Cons: No sequel.

I first watched LA Story about 10 years ago, and fell in love with this movie. Due to this movie, Steve Martin became my favorite comedy actor.

Since my first viewing, I've watched this movie repeatedly. Recently, a few events depressed me a...

Pros: Great Cast. Great laughs. Screenplay by Steve Martin.
Cons: what, no sequel?

If you’ve read any of Steve Martin’s books, you realize that his humor flies as quickly on the written page as it did during his stand up comedian days. His screenplays are no different.

L.A. Story is without a doubt one of my top 10 films of...

Pros: Steve Martin, Sarah Jessica Parker, Victoria Tennant
Cons: Predictable plot

I've been a member of epinions.com for less than 24 hours and this is the third review I've writt ...

Pros: A great portrait of life at high speed
Cons: Midwesterers might think it's real

"Let us just say: I was deeply unhappy, but I didn't know it, because I was so happy all the time." -Harris (Steve Martin)

Isn't this the essence of Los Angeles? An epicenter of innocent hedonism that can take over one's soul to the...

Pros: Funny, funny movie, and romantic too
Cons: not much

Scene: An outdoor ATM.

Two lines of people converge on the ATM. One line, people waiting to get money. The other line, men in dark clothing carrying guns. As each person withdraws their money, a man steps forward and holds them up. Each...

Pros: Steve Martin, romantic comedy, an original vision
Cons: It doesn't go on forever

It's always a delight to follow a movie comic who really knows what he's doing, because eventually you hit the jackpot. With Woody Allen, it was Hannah and Her Sisters; with co-exec-producer/writer/star Steve Martin, it's L.A. Story. Rarely does any...

Pros: Memorable Scenes, Great Cast, Magical Quality
Cons: Absolutely None!

I have seen "L.A. Story" more times than I can count, and I still get goosebumps every time I watch it. This is one movie you will never tire of watching!

"L.A. Story" is a comedy, a romance, a true love story. It is the...

Pros: Great cast, clever story, funny moments.
Cons: None that I could see.

Granted L.A. STORY is a little self-indulgent, mainly because if you don't live or know much about Los Angeles many of the jokes will be lost to you, or at least not be as funny. I have to admit I have had many a moment straight out of this film since...

Pros: Funny, good script and characters, clever, very imaginative, great ending
Cons: Not all the jokes hit, Martin's been better

A good Steve Martin movie can be a genre unto itself. His best films combine a brilliant wit, satirical social observation, great deep characters and absurdist humor. LA Story is one of his better movies, not as great as The Jerk but not a low point or...

Pros: Steve Martin, the road sign.
Cons: too short

This was a great movie, which I happen to have on tape. It's only about 90 minutes; I wish it was a little longer than that, but it does just fine as is.

Steve Martin plays a self-proclaimed wacky weekend weather guy who doesn't like his...

Pros: intelligently funny
Cons: insider humor

Steve Martin's humor in this tale of a Los Angeles weatherman in mid-life crisis is witty and intelligent. There are a lot of inside jokes about Los Angeles and the movie/television industry. However, there is enough universal appeal for just about...

Pros: Steve Martin, Steve Martin, Steve Martin... and Rick Moranis's cameo
Cons: none

I first saw this movie in an abbreviated form on network TV one weekend, and fell in love with it. I rented it four or five or six times, and finally, finally bought a copy. Since then I've watched it more times than I care to count. It's the story of...

Pros: Script. Acting. Dialogue. Settings. Direction. Cameos.
Cons: No dinosaurs or explosions (just kidding).

I had originally titled this review "One of the best comedies of the 90s" but as I was writing that, I realized that simply calling this movie a comedy might not do it adequate justice.

The most simple description of the movie is...