J. David Shapiro

A wronged nobleman challenges a usurper.

2/4 (Indifferent).

It's embarrassing as often as it's entertaining. It does have two or three great jokes, which is confusing.

Mel Brooks is usually not quite funny enough for me -- I like a joke here and there, but by and large the films tend seem rather dull. While "Men in Tights" has its share of the same issues, it is by far my favourite of all the Brooks films I've seen. Whether this is because I originally saw it at a younger age and more impressionable than the others, or because it actually is a bit more evenly funny, I don't know -- but I suspect it's a little of both.

Typically not funny enough Mel Books