He wants to keep his wealthy, high stakes gamblers interested in his gambling techniques so he arranges a new, quasi-legal sporting event for them to bet on: a human rat race. John Cleese stars as the eccentric Las Vegas casino tycoon named Donald Sinclair. "Rat Race" also contains a terrific cast and provides enough laughs to be worthy of at least one viewing. The audience does not necessarily laugh at every single joke the movie throws, but the humor is timed well. Its laugh-a-minute attitude works for the creative situations. "It's very visual and there are lots of big visual stunts," Zucker explains in the film's production notes, "kind of a James Bond comedy in a way because there are so many sight gags." Good comparison-"Race Race" is indeed a visual comedy. After years of directing straight dramas, Zucker says he is thrilled to be back doing comedy. Who better to breathe life into the subject than Jerry Zucker, the mastermind behind the "Naked Gun" films, and "Airplane," two of the most hilarious movies I have seen. RAT RACE / (2001) *** (out of four "Rat Race" revives a genre Hollywood has neglected since the sixties: the big event, ensemble chase comedy.
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