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I remember my first contact with A Fish Called Wanda. Best Buy had just opened up in the local mall (Palisades Center), and Kyle Taylor had been telling me about what a good store it was. Wanting to check out what all the fuss was about, I tagged along with him as he went on a trip to buy some DVDs. When I found out that, among the 100s of titles to choose from, he chose a film called A Fish Called Wanda, I looked at him strange.

Of course, this was still before I was really exposed to Monty Python (yes, even Holy Grail) and fell in love will all six of the bastards. I had no idea who John Cleese or Michael Palin were, and the only other two top names in the film actually kind of repulsed me (Kevin Kline and Jamie Lee Curtis) — so I couldn’t possibly understand how this movie was any good.

Here, years later, I understand.

Although Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline kind of repulsed me just as I thought they would, John Cleese is certainly enough to carry this film and make it funny. There wasn’t quite enough Michael Palin in the film, but the moments that he were in were absolutely hilarious (despite some of his comedic bits being a bit predictable — if anything, I think it’s a testament to his comedic timing that I knew what was coming and still laughed my ass off).

Although the title for the film is a bit misleading ((it sounds kind of boring, doesn’t it?)) I really enjoyed the film. Not only do I recommend it to anyone reading this, but I’m also planning on checking out Fierce Creatures, which also stars the same four actors.