Director: Cliff Owen
Genre: Comedy/
Crime
Runtime: 94
minutes
Year: 1963
Starring: Peter
Sellers, Lionel Jeffries, Bernard Cribbins, Davy Kaye, Nanette Newman, Bill
Kerr, Ed Devereaux, Reg Lye
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2024 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 1: A CLASSIC BLACK-AND-WHITE FILM
Description: In London,
Australian gangster disguised as Bobbies rob the local criminals, making the
panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to
eliminate the foreign competition and return things to “normal”.
Review: I love Peter Sellers. Of course his role as clumsy detective Clouseau in
the “Pink Panther” series is iconic, as are his multiple roles in “Dr.
Strangelove”. And the underrated movie “The Party” is so hilarious. In “The
Wrong Arm of the Law”, Sellers plays a crime boss, who hides behind his
salesman image. His team of thieves is currently very unsuccessful, because
they themselves are being robbed by a group of criminals who impersonate cops.
This causes for a lot of hilarity.
Even though the idea behind
this sounds really funny, it never reaches the level of comedy and satire as
the aforementioned movies. It has some funny moments, but it’s not as
memorable. If it weren’t for Peter Sellers, it wouldn’t stand out.
Rating: 3/
5
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