Drop Dead Fred

Drop Dead Fred is an erratic stab at making madness sensible, a slapstick nightmare that goes too sane, that tries too hard to be both good and rot...

The episodic flashbacks are cast in an unfunny Freudian light – domineering mother, helpless hubby, the tragically withdrawn child. What ...

Somewhere between conception and execution the movie turned sour and most of the cuteness was replaced with venom and malice.

It tries too hard to mimic Beetlejuice, especially in British comic Rik Mayall’s frantic performance as the title character – Mayall is...