The Birdcage
- Lies and deception — its all in the family when Robin Williams must convince conservative in-laws Gene Hackman and Dianne Wiest that he is as upstanding and uptight as they are in this raucously funny comedy. Armand (Williams) and Albert (Nathan Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves, tending to their successful and gaudy nightclub on the Miami strip. But their pastel tranquility is sud
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Lies and deceptionit’s all in the family when Robin Williams must convince his future in-laws that he’s as upstanding and uptight as they are in “the funniest comedy you’ll see this year” (Gene Shalit, “Today Show”). Co-starring Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Christine Baranski and Calista Flockhart, The Birdcage is an uproarious comedy that will send your spirits soaring. Armand (Williams) and Albert (Lane) have built the perfect life for themselves tending to their gaudy Miami nightclub. But their pastel tranquility is shaken when Armand’s son announces that he’s getting married to the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator Keeley (Hackman)…and they’re all getting together for dinner! Can Armand and Alb… More >>
If ever there was a film written to appeal to the left-wing, hate-monger, this one is it. But worse is that the jokes are so obvious that you see them coming a mile away.
Robin Williams is subdued in this film while Nathan Lane pereforms well. Nevertheless, the humor is bent upon hate-mongering and obvious attacks on anyone that would question a drag queen’s lifestyle. And the topics are actually not even applicable now nor were they very appropriate for when the film was “updated”.
The left-wing humor is devoid of any serious thought and so geared towards making anyone not a gay character, an utter single-minded fool that you imagine some anti-heterosexual group must have volunteered for audience testing.
Sadly, this is the way the left-wing thinks and this is also why the film fails to win any real fanbase outside of people who hate conservatives. The screenwriters fail to understand that the mindsets portrayed are not normal and there comes a point when making fun of another person’s thought-process is not just dumb, it’s mean, hateful, and despicable. If the characters were painted in the reverse, gay and lesbians would have been picketing theaters for weeks, that is assuming the film ever got made in today’s left-wing Hollywood environment.
So, if you’re looking for laughs, look elsewhere because they are hard to come by in this film and you’ll most likely resent having wasted your money on this box office bomb. Yes, the box office numbers tell the real story and that is, the film fell deservingly flat on its’ face.
Rating: 1 / 5
I personaly thought this movie was pretty dumb. Granted, I was only 7 when I saw it, but I really didn’t like this movie at all, The only funny part was with the naked Greek boys on the soup bowls. Otherwise, it was a dumb, boring movie. I love Robin Williams, and love his work, but this was his worst film. I’m glad he moved on to bigger and better things.
Rating: 1 / 5
Very dull and over-rated movie. Nathan Lane’s character is annoying, overdone and a stereotype–not in the least bit funny. Actually, very little in this movie was sincerely funny.
Rating: 1 / 5
The only things good about this film are Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. They are two naturally funny comics that can make almost any film funny. Almost. These guys are funny but a good film consists of more than just two funny guys. They work overtime trying to make us laugh in “The Birdcage” but it feels far too forced so essentially their performances fall flat.
The worst part of this film is that the premise is dated. Even when it was released in 1996, the idea of a conservative Senator going to a meet-and-greet dinner party where the father and “mother” of the son are homosexuals, would hardly even raise an eyebrow in today’s “homosexual-tolerant” society.
But the part that I find most distrubing about “The Birdcage” is that that the filmmakers use this film as a vehicle to spout their anti-conservative, pro-left-wing elitism. They use this film to promote homosexuality as an alternative family lifestyle, which I particularly don’t care about, and then attack anyone who would dare have feelings contrary to that train of thought. The film portrays anyone who feels contrary to the homosexual lifestyle as a bigot and basically nothing more than a skin-head.
So aside from the film not being funny, it also sets itself up as a hate film where the targets are anyone that disagree with the homosexual lifestyle.
I can’t even recommend this film on a curiosity level.
Rating: 1 / 5
I labored to get through this film. I have a sense of humor, but this film was devoid of anything resembling humor. Nathan Lane is one of the most overrated actors on the planet. He isn’t funny at all, period. The story in this was predictable and silly. I did find Pricilla Queen of the Desert to be a much better film than this one, I laughed alot at that film. The Birdcage should get pooped on.
Rating: 1 / 5