Captain Ron
1992
Comedy
1992
Comedy
First time I've been disappointed in a Kurt Russell film, Captain Ron; a so-called comedy and his follow-up release to the impressive Unlawful Entry, this was a career misstep. Released in September 1992, four months after Unlawful Entry, take the backdrop of Overboard: the Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell rom-com, throw in a Snake Plissken and make him look like a pirate. His character did not work, but that is due to the poor material that he was given. The biggest error this film makes is making Martin Short the straight man and Kurt Russell as the wacky wise guy in a comedy, when it ought to be the other way around. The boy here reminds me of the character, Gus from the animated TV series, Recess. For a film made in 1991 and released in 1992, curiously, it mentions the Pirates of the Caribbean and Disney - a precursor to the early 2000s when the Franchise came out on the big screen. Like many actors, he has made his fair share of mistakes, and yet also those mistakes are few and far between, given Kurt Russell's experience, wherein he has carved up some notable cult hits and fan favourites. The humour aspect is not that well done. Despite Kurt Russell's efforts and even though he tried, this is still one of his worst films.
Captain Ron is a wrong un.
Is It Worth Watching?
Not really unfortunately
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