The Tall Guy (1989)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I suppose this movie was supposed to be funny, but most of the jokes just comes off as awkward and ridiculous. The story felt very bland and boring, so did the characters. Rowan Atkinson is a fantastic actor, yet you barely get to see him in this movie. The other actors were good as well, but there just wasn't anything interesting about their characters.And what was the big point of this movie? Dexter and the nurse getting together? Being successful in his career? Rowan Atkinson's character ending up unhappy? Judging by the sappy music in the end, I suppose it was all of them.Even though I am hugely interested in the story about the Elephant man, not even that part was interesting enough to ever want me to watch this movie again.

This film is one of the best theater comedies and one of the best romantic comedies ever made. Jeff Goldblum is likable throughout as he keeps struggling for the right thing to say and never quite gets there. Emma Thompson is hilarious just from her reactions and facial expressions alone. Rowan Atkinson steals the film with almost every line, as he uses, in the words of another character, the royal family as his "sexual lubricant." Some of the humor is broad as in the Richard Curtis penned Blackadder series, but the writing is very witty and filled with quotable lines. The musical scenes are probably the funniest in film history, with all due respect to The Producers. Whenever its foggy outside, my wife and I break into an impromptu, "Egads my lads, its a real pea-souper!" I've seen some negative reviews of the film, so it's not to everyone's taste, but for me, The Tall Guy is one of the few film comedies that is still funny after a dozen viewings. Perfect for a date or for an evening with theater friends.

Jeff Goldblum plays Dexter King an American actor appearing in Ron Anderson's revue.This for me is an underrated comedy by Richard Curtis.Dexter meets Kate and wants to take her out -- she is a nurse, so he goes to the hospital where she is working under the pretence of getting a number of injections for a trip abroad.After a little hassle he asks her out -- she accepts.This film has some very funny characters and for me Rowan Atkinson's Ron Anderson is one of the best performances he has ever given.He plays a mean and miserable comic who takes all his tyrannical feelings out on Dexter-- the angrier he gets the more hysterically funny he is.Everything really takes flight when Dexter is offered the role of the elephant man in a musical "Elephant", we follow the rehearsal process which is very realistic into the actual first night.True love never runs smooth and Dexter is tempted into making a silly error which he lives to regret .....a brilliant moment where Kate realises she has been betrayed (Dexter pours a drink for one of the actresses -- and her subtle reaction gives the game away)The musical itself is played straight and for me the star of this set piece is the bearded lady. A very nice film with funny and touching moments

Personally, I thought it was top notch stuff! This is Richard Curtis' first film ever written, and it was one of the funniest ones he has written (apart from "Four Weddings"). I really liked it because of it's protagonist (Dexter) and the other characters that played an influence on his life (Kate Tampon, Cyprus Charlie, Carmen, Gavin, etc.). 'Twas a really delightful film and Smith's directing was absolutely brilliant! Good job to everyone that made this film! It was a comic delight and 'twas very charismatic!