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Wonderful character development!

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

The best part about disharmony in music is that eventually you get satisfying harmony. The Out-of-Towners fails to do that. While I'm impressed that they were able to keep this movie semi-plausible, the main characters never catch a break - it's miserable for them throughout the entire journey. The interactions between the husband and wife were entertaining, but this movie just stressed me out.

I don't understand why this movie has so many negative reviews. Certainly it is not as good as the original which starred the great Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis but it does have it's merits. Steve Martin is in top form, Goldie Hawn has some great lines and is cute as can be. John Cleese? Well he is just hilarious as an extremely rude and arrogant hotel manager who has some, shall we say highly unusual proclivities! It even has a cameo by then New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (as himself) who shows that he does indeed have a sense of humor as he views Martin and Hawn in a "compromising" position at Tavern on the Green in Central Park! There is also a great scene with an encounter group. This group has some sexual "issues" to discuss. Cynthia Nixon is a riot (and very sexy) as an extreme nymphomaniac! I'd jump in with her in a heartbeat (I think I'm the male equivalent of a nympho)!

After seeing this film's low rating and reading some negative reviews, I was prepared to see a rather bad film. However I was pleasantly surprised to find that there are several worthy comedic moments throughout, which then leaves me puzzled as to the film's reputation. It's really not all that bad. And 'the worst film ever?' Whoever wrote that (and there are a few here) must not have seen very many films in his or her life. I mean, seriously. There are countless films WAY worse than this...just from 1999 it's not a stretch to say "The Phantom Menace" is more of clunker than "The Out-of-Towners." Now, is this comedic gold? No, not quite. There are a few scenes that didn't work so well, maybe they could have been re-worked or discarded altogether. However there is enough here that kept me laughing, whether they be one-liners from Steve Martin or Goldie Hawn, or longer bits like Hawn's attempt to seduce an unsuspecting bar patron. And there was certainly enough to keep my interest.It was also a nice addition to have not just John Cleese (Monty Python, Fawlty Towers) but Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall) in the cast. Cleese was superb in his role as basically a revival of his Fawlty Towers character, Basil. Anyone familiar with that BBC series who enjoyed it won't be disappointed with Cleese here.As with most comedies, there is a 'silliness' quotient, but even the best ones aren't immune to that. "Some Like It Hot," for all its brilliance, still has a high silliness factor but it doesn't damage the film's genius. These are comedies, after all, not dramas.In closing I say it's good enough for me to watch again. My personal barometer is "7 or better" = worthy of a re-watch. It was OK-to-decent without Cleese, add him in and it gets you to 7/10.

The out of towners starring Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin is just an alright movie overall. It's not horrible, but it certainly is not what I would call good. As I mentioned before, I'm a Goldie Hawn fan, I loved her in the first wives club, seems like old times, and the sugarland express. That's the main reason I watched this movie, because of Goldie. But to be honest, even good comedic actors like Goldie and Steve cannot save this remake of a 1970s comedy film. The main issue is that the script does not contain enough good quality funny lines and moments. The one main funny moment in the movie was when John Cleese is caught by Goldie Hawn dancing around in heels and women's clothing, and Goldie's reaction is just priceless Lol. And Steve martins reaction and line of dialogue to this has me laughing out loud. But unfortunately that is not the majority of the film, it is the minority. The majority is just not too funny, and many scenes meant to be comical end up falling pretty flat. So overall, yes, I love Goldie Hawn, and Martin is a talented actor, but this movie just is not all that great. 5/10.