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I LOVE YOU TO DEATH
Released by Columbia

Apparently based on a true story this frantic hitman comedy often fails to hit the target, it features a high quality cast who are all mostly trying too hard. Tracey Ullman stars (after her comedy show had hit big in the US) as the Italian-American owner of a pizzeria who, having grown sick of her philandering husband Joey (Kevin Kline) decides to hire a hitman to kill him, enter stage right, bumbling assassins William Hurt, River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves (the film’s high spots generally involve these actors appearing on screen), of course the guys pretty much fail to bump Joey off.

Directed by Lawrence Kasdan and with a cast that also includes the lovely Joan Greenwood and Miram Margolyes I Love You To Death should have been first rate instead it is just average.

Only extras are a trio of trailers for other Columbia releases.