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All of Me

I totally loved this movie, I wasn't too sure of it at first but it was much more than I expected in a move with Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin. I think that Lily and Steve work really well together, I just think that the humor that they give each other is great. I've loved Steve in Sgt. Bilko and both Father of the Brides and Lily does great in 9 to 5 and Big Business, but I really like them both together. Does anyone else that saw this movie think that the two should have done more work together? What do you all think about them? "You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people?"

All of Me is a bizarrely charming movie. Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin get to flex different comedy muscles. Martin gets to tackle the physical comedy, whereas Tomlin's humor is mostly verbal. But there's a heart to this film, as well, and you care about what happens to the characters. This is a fun twist on the body swap genre.

'All of Me' is a genuinely funny film, but it's Steve Martin who stands out with a Magnificent Performance. Martin, a genius, delivers one of his very best performances in here! 'All of Me' Synopsis: A dying millionaire has her soul transferred into a younger, willing woman. But something goes wrong, and she finds herself in her lawyer's body - together with the lawyer. 'All of Me' is genuinely funny & well-written. Like it's catchy story-line, this classic comedy is interesting & engaging. Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson & Henry O, is quite funny. Carl Reiner's Direction is decent. Cinematography, Editing & Art Design, are functional. Performance-Wise: Martin stands out, literally! He delivers such a Magnificent Performance! Lily Tomlin is wonderful & compliments Martin very well. Victoria Tennant is first-rate. Richard Libertini is fantastic. Madolyn Smith Osborne & Dana Elcar are good. Jason Bernard is passable. On the whole, 'All of Me' is a winner.

All of Me is one of the funniest of the Steve Martin movies. He and Lily Tomlin are matched perfectly for the zany antics that occur in the quest for her spirit to be united with the body of Victoria Tennant. Watch for the opening scenes where Martin tries to control his side of his body as Tomlin controls the other side. The resulting attempts to walk will have you rolling in the aisles. The time that Martin and Tomlin share his body are filled with moments including her having to "tap tap" in the men's room and him wanting her to have erotic thoughts while he is about to have sex with Tennant. Of course her thinking of Clark Gable does nothing for him. The music and the sight gags are all great. A perfectly crafted film. You will not be disappointed. This movie is one of my all time favorite funny movies.

Picture the scene... Eccentric Millionairess discovers she's dying, pays pretty young girl to use her body for her eternal soul, everything goes Pete Tong and her soul ends up in the body of a mild mannered lawyer. Hilarity ensues as the 2 dominant personalities control half of the body each. This is a great movie, & was made when Steve Martin was still funny (remember "The Man with Two Brains"? In that sort of vein of comedy, not the abortive attempts of LA Story, Sgt Bilko, etc, etc, etc). Great performances from Steve Martin, Lily Tomlinson is absolutely fantastic & Victoria Tennent as the pretty but evil conniving bitch is great fun to watch. Not the best comedy of all time, but one of Steve Martin's best movies! Check it out just for the court room scene!!!

You know that something is inherently wrong here when the best part of the film comes at the very end, when the credits are rolling on screen and Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin are dancing away as they play and sing All of Me. The plot is ridiculous. Wealthy but ailing Tomlin is forever dying and does just that at her lawyer's office. She had some Indian guru in a plot to bring her sole to her stable hand's daughter, aptly played by Victoria Tennant. Tennant is supposedly a sweet young lady but turns the table on everyone when she turns utterly vicious and has no intentions of assuming Tomlin in her. Accidentally, Tomlin lands in the body of lawyer-musician Martin. Martin walks around like Richard III and talks like both a man and woman. There are some funny scenes, especially the court one. The ending seems to come quickly and is ridiculous just as most of the picture is.

Ever seen a movie so zany that you just keep wanting more? If not, then "All of Me" is it. Edwina Cutwater (Lily Tomlin) is a rich woman about to pass on, and Roger Cobb (Steve Martin) is the lawyer managing her estate. But just as she dies, something goes screwy and her spirit gets transferred into Roger! Now, she controls half of his body and the two of them have a hell of a time trying to cooperate! A particularly funny scene is when Roger is trying to go to the bathroom and...well, you have to see for yourself. One thing about Steve Martin is that I can never decide which of his movies is his best. "All of Me" is certainly up there. Martin always did quite well working with Carl Reiner (previously in "The Jerk", "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" and "The Man with Two Brains").