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Trouble with in-laws

5 April 2012
The Weekender

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This gawky remake of a 1979 Andrew Bergman comedy gives us Albert Brooks as an anal-retentive father of the bride, horrified to discover his counterpart, Michael Douglas, is a daredevil CIA operative who has him mixed up in hair-raising top secret shenanigans almost before they've said hello.

Clichès rain down thick and fast, and the two stars have no Odd Couple chemistry; Brooks gets some laughs, but Douglas is out of his element in slapstick. With commentary, gag reel and extra scenes
The In-Laws

Warner Home Video, 12, £15.99/rental

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