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John Ferguson Radio Times. Steve Martin's romantic comedy is a warm-hearted salute to Los Angeles pretensions. It boasts just enough quirkiness to satisfy any of his fans who were worried that he ...
Our review: Parents say ( 2 ): Kids say ( 1 ): The movie is a sweet and poignant love story, both between Harris and Sara and Steve Martin and Los Angeles. Martin's deftly written script simultaneously celebrates and pokes fun at a city that doesn't take itself too seriously.
- Lionsgate
- Mick Jackson
Buy L.A. Story on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A romantic comedy that doubles as a love letter to the titular city, L.A. Story is Steve Martin at his silly, sweetly soulful best. Harris K ...
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- Mick Jackson
- PG-13
- Steve Martin
Feb 11, 2021 · Image via TriStar Pictures. L.A. Story lampoons every aspect of being a Los Angeles socialite with surrealist absurdity. While these gags were all silly enough to be appreciated by an 8-year-old ...
- Tom Reimann
Nov 16, 2021 · Upon its initial release, L.A. Story was a modest hit, but was considered a bit too much of an inside joke about the city itself to ever have widespread appeal. That’s not really a fair assessment, as the film (written by Martin) is a satirical look at modern society, and Los Angeles is only a backdrop to the eccentricities and shortcomings of people seeking love and purpose.
Feb 8, 1991 · There are scenes that in other hands might have seemed obvious (for example, the daily routine of shooting at other drivers while racing down the freeway), but somehow there is a fanciful edge in the way they do it, a way they define all of their material with a certain whimsical tone. The film is astonishing in the amount of material it contains.
Synopsis. With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
