Rat Race

Rat Race

This movie stars the likes of John Cleese, Jon Lovitz, Whoopi Goldberg, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., etc (aka some really funny individuals). So the assumption is that if "Rat Race" is not funny then it's not the cast's fault...it's the writer's. Lucky this is actually a very funny movie thanks to the great cast and some hilarious scenes. It may just be me but I thought the scenes with the bus full of Lucille Ball impersonators, Jon Lovitz's character and his family stealing Hitler's car, and Kathy Bates as "the squirrel woman" were hilarious. The plot is definitely not original, but these actors and the funny script make it work. There are also a handful of just really dumb scenes in the movie like any scene involving that stupid cow. A couple scenes could have been completely omitted and most people probably would not have missed them at all. The ending is really awful though...I don't really understand why someone thought it would be a good idea to end with a Smash Mouth concert trying to raise money for the hungry of the world. So great cast, but not a great movie. Definitely funny though and just generally enjoyable...Wayne Knight also had a hilarious small part as an ambulance driver and Rowan Atkinson playing an Italian tourist - that was just really fun for me. And remember...you should have just bought the squirrel...