For the curiosity value of seeing John Candy in one of his earliest roles, I braved a film I knew would be awful. It was worse than I imagined. Terrible production values, weak and nonsensical story, and a complete waste of talented performers - Candy aside, Peter Cook, Mickey Rooney and Dick Emery were all left asunder by the dire script and lacklustre direction. Find The Lady? Find The Comedy should have been a better title.
Shout by r96skBlockedParent2023-01-13T04:20:12Z
Like the one it spun-off from, it's not good... but it is slightly better.
'It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time' is rubbish, though 'Find the Lady' is a tiny bit of an improvement - emphasis on the world tiny. I like the cast in this one a tad more, obviously John Candy but also Lawrence Dane, Dick Emery and Mickey Rooney are also alright.
It's mainly the poor attempt at comedy and the story itself that is damaging to this 1976 film. I personally didn't find any part definitively funny, though I will say I did chuckle once or twice - one being when the bad guys are in the back of a truck trailer and Dane's character knocks on it... it's stupid, but it got a reaction out of me I can't lie.