Wednesday, December 26, 2012

A Lovely Way to Die (1968)


A police officer resigns from the force and becomes a bodyguard to the wife of a wealthy man and  when her husband is found dead, he tries to clear her of murder.

Haphazard and miscast crime spoof, hardly entertaining and with an impossibly inept score.

Halliwell (no stars): "Offbeat melange of caper comedy, black farce, private eye detection, courtroom drama, spectacular action and routine thick ear. Doesn't work."

Maltin **1/2: "Odd detective suspenser. (...) Pacing and script offbeat at right moments, otherwise standard."


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