Some dumb movies work. And the 80's had a lot of them. Movies like A Fine Mess with Ted Danson and Howie Mandel are harmless slapstick fun. Real men is a real mess. Belushi is all wrong, plays it wrong and is annoying. He does a lot of cocked eye brow acting, smirking, playing the cocky cool flawless never can miss CIA agent. He brings no real humor to the roll. Just like he's delivering the same line over and over. Michael Keaton could have played this clumbsy/cool and pulled it off with humor and actually make the character likable. Ritter is playing the predictable wimp turned tough guy. Gee, never saw that coming. His post 3's Company career is best when he's playing more dramatic type roles like Slingblade or satire like Montana. He has to be too restrained for his role in Real Men because to play this role for the most laughs would be to venture too far into Jack Tripper territory. What's left is a hollow shell of a comedy.
Review of Real Men
