
Mark and Jessie Bannister have a problem. Actually, they have SEVERAL problems. Namely his cousins, her sister and nephew, and the next-door neighbors. Plus problems at work, a temperamental toilet, and a cat that keeps returning from the dead.... (Full plot summary below)
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Mark and Jessie Bannister have a problem. Actually, they have SEVERAL problems. Namely his cousins, her sister and nephew, and the next-door neighbors. Plus problems at work, a temperamental toilet, and a cat that keeps returning from the dead.
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| The New York TimesJanet MaslinTo his credit, Mr. Ropelewski comes up with fairly novel forms of mayhem and makes an effort to tie up most of the loose ends when the film is over. |
| San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackGauged on a count of wit or originality this doesn't even register. |
| Entertainment WeeklyTy BurrThe tacky New Jersey cousin with the nauseous cat, the gold-digging sister, the drug-running nephew — these are cruel cartoons, as grating to the viewer as they are to their hosts. Tucked between the pratfalls, though, is some surprisingly deft comedy. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOn a few occasions it's very funny, but it never quite goes over the top and gets the big laughs it is obviously aiming for. |
| eFilmCritic.comScott WeinbergIt's like a sitcom exploded onto the big screen. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael WilmingtonMadhouse grabs you by the lapels and tries to shake the laughs out of you. But it’s never very funny, despite the best efforts of that facile TV farceur Larroquette and the sexiest contortions of Kirstie Alley. |
| Chicago TribuneJohanna SteinmetzThough the material in Madhouse is intentionally sophomoric, though slapstick comedies can be funny, and though there's nothing wrong with a bit of good silliness, assured, deftly paced direction and adroit, lively performances are necessary to pull such broad comic romps off. Madhouse fails to deliver on both these crucial counts. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenA standard extremist farce, lazily written and fumblingly directed. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrMadhouse is excruciating fluff for moviegoing masochists. It's what bad cinephiles can expect in the cineplexes of hell. No, it's probably already on video there. |
| User ReviewJo YI LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! and I can't find it anywhere on DVD. i'm starting to get upset! |