Trial and Error (1997)
Charlize Theron, Jeff Daniels, Jessica Steen, Michael Richards, Rip Torn
Michael Richards (Kramer of TV's "Seinfeld") makes his starring debut as struggling actor Richard Rietti, who gets his big break in an unexpected venue: the courtroom. When his lawyer pal Charles (Jeff Daniels) is too hung over to show up in court, he persuades Rietti to impersonate him. A simple ca... (read more) Michael Richards (Kramer of TV's "Seinfeld") makes his starring debut as struggling actor Richard Rietti, who gets his big break in an unexpected venue: the courtroom. When his lawyer pal Charles (Jeff Daniels) is too hung over to show up in court, he persuades Rietti to impersonate him. A simple case quickly becomes a legal circus with Rietti as the ringmaster. Charlize Theron co-stars, in one of her first major roles.
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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed by:
Jonathan Lynn
Release Date: May 30, 1997
DVD Release Date: Nov 23, 1999
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Michael Richards in full Kramer mode as an actor who subs for his passed out friend in court and ends up playing lawyer for the full trial. I would have enjoyed more scenes of Richards tripping over garbage cans.
Actor substitutes for his attorney pal on an important case when he is unable to report to court from his bachelor party hangover. Predictable but likable. Richards not able to put much distance from his Kramer character here.
What's a Courtroom with a couple of clowns
Trial and Error is a medicore comedy film, Michael Richards and Jeff Daniels add in the fun. Jeff Daniels playing Charles "Charlie" Tuttle a lawyer who's been assigned to defend his fiance's relative Benn... (read more) What's a Courtroom with a couple of clowns
Trial and Error is a medicore comedy film, Michael Richards and Jeff Daniels add in the fun. Jeff Daniels playing Charles "Charlie" Tuttle a lawyer who's been assigned to defend his fiance's relative Benny Gibbs. But his actor friend Richard Rietti has decided to give him a bachelor party things turn worse after that Charlie gets drunk, gets into a bar fight and the next day he is in no shape to go to court so what happens after that? Richard decides to pose as Charlie things go from worse to even worser The Court thinks Richard is charlie and now Charlie has to pose as Richard. Now Richard has to give the biggest performance of his career in order to get out of court. The acting was medicore but it's worth watching if your bored on a saturday or sunday afternoon.
4/5
I came across this randomly and was glad I did! Very entertaining movie :)
I watched it just for the sake of Michael Richards, probably i was under the "Kramer spell". Hmm, I probably still am.
I'll be completely honest; I don't remember this movie well, but I do recall a sub-par script, a hokey plot, lame comedy and even lamer acting, particularly from Michael Richards. So, answer this, what then is the value of this movie? I can't think o... (read more) I'll be completely honest; I don't remember this movie well, but I do recall a sub-par script, a hokey plot, lame comedy and even lamer acting, particularly from Michael Richards. So, answer this, what then is the value of this movie? I can't think of any.
Fished out of a Walmart bargain bin recently. It's quite the turkey. If you can stand Michael Richards not being able to act and a stupid plot, there is a couple of laughs, but don't go out of your way to see it, that's for sure.
I think there were a number of things that made this movie only average. For one, it's incredibly formulaic. I suppose that back when it was released (1997) the formula hadn't quite been as overdone as it clearly is now, but I watched it recently, so... (read more) I think there were a number of things that made this movie only average. For one, it's incredibly formulaic. I suppose that back when it was released (1997) the formula hadn't quite been as overdone as it clearly is now, but I watched it recently, so it sticks.
After seeing Jeff Daniels in Dumb & Dumber, and not really seeing him in that many serious roles since (not that this one is serious), it's rather difficult to take him seriously. His best moments are when he loses his "tight-assedness" and plays a bit of a goof.
Michael Richards is basically Kramer, which is entertaining, but nothing new.
It's decent and I wouldn't avoid it, but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again.
Very funny comedy, with Richards doing a variation on his Kramer character, a good lead role for Daniels, and a very sweet role for Theron! The courtroom scenes contain alot of laughs and the film is true to itself and consistent, which is rare for c... (read more) Very funny comedy, with Richards doing a variation on his Kramer character, a good lead role for Daniels, and a very sweet role for Theron! The courtroom scenes contain alot of laughs and the film is true to itself and consistent, which is rare for comedies.
The somewhat tolerable post-Seinfeld big screen return of Kramer. Hardy har har.
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