Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

AaronCapenBanner Abbott & Costello play Bud Jones & Lou Hotchkiss, two wrestling promoters who try to track down their wayward Arabian wrestler, who has gone back home to Algiers. Upon arrival, they are tricked by a rival sheik into joining the Foreign Legion, where their lives are threatened, yet many comedic mishaps ensue, including an extended sequence of being lost in the desert, desperate for water, and seeing mirages, including an oasis of fresh water. Or is it a mirage, and will these guys make it out alive? Mediocre film in which the desert mirage sequence is by far the highlight. Otherwise, this is very familiar stuff that just isn't so funny this time around.

moonspinner55 Abbott and Costello get tricked into joining the Foreign Legion; all they want is to get a brawny wrestler out of Algeria. Some good, hearty laughs in this A&C feature--their 26th film--which has surprisingly good production values, but feels a little rushed and has sloppy overdubbing. The wrestlers (William 'Wee Willie' Davis and Ed Wood's favorite actor Tor Johnson) are an added treat, and Costello as usual steals all his scenes. True, by this time the comedy duo were just relying on their proved shtick, but the movie is fast-paced and is much funnier and more tolerable than the Lewis and Martin pictures from this era. **1/2 from ****

Movie Nuttball This Abbott and Costello movie is pretty good. Abbott and Costello was good as always! It was cool to see William 'Wee Willie' Davis as Abdullah! The film is funny! If you like Abbott and Costello then see Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion!

BaronBl00d Great addition to the Abbott and Costello film canon as Bud and Lou go after a wrestler in Algiers. Soon they are hunted by a local sheik and his men and a traitor in the foreign legion...none other than slimy(but wonderful) Walter Slezak. Charles Lamont directs the comedic duo once again, and adds some very funny gags to the proceedings. Some of the material has not dated particularly well, but most of it is still very amusing. Some of the highlights include Lou being pursued through the streets of Algiers, Lou training in the foreign legion, the boys out in the desert seeing various mirages, a trip to an oasis, and finally a wrestling performance for the sheik. Look for Tor Johnson as one of the wrestlers. For my money the funniest scene is Lou matching wits with a fish with dentures in the oasis pool. I laughed real hard. Good, clean fun!