Ron Appétit
Captain Ron (1992)
directed by Thom Eberhardt
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
When the idea of a one-eyed captain is so funny that the joke extends to the cars he drives missing a headlight on the same side, everyone graduates from "cashing a paycheck" to "doing their job." Work makes Kurt Russell funny and Martin Short sympathetic, just like Captain Ron himself. It's unclear how much Captain Ron knows about boats and sails - his slip-ups suggest he's bluffing - but his commitment to the part is sincere enough to muscle him through. On the one hand, Jimmy Buffett is a multi-millionaire who flies planes and pilots boats and rubs it in everyone's faces; then there's Ron, who is well and truly interested in just passing the time. To Ron (and probably Kurt), the word "lifestyle" wouldn't mean a thing.
directed by Thom Eberhardt
rating: 3 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from Netflix
When the idea of a one-eyed captain is so funny that the joke extends to the cars he drives missing a headlight on the same side, everyone graduates from "cashing a paycheck" to "doing their job." Work makes Kurt Russell funny and Martin Short sympathetic, just like Captain Ron himself. It's unclear how much Captain Ron knows about boats and sails - his slip-ups suggest he's bluffing - but his commitment to the part is sincere enough to muscle him through. On the one hand, Jimmy Buffett is a multi-millionaire who flies planes and pilots boats and rubs it in everyone's faces; then there's Ron, who is well and truly interested in just passing the time. To Ron (and probably Kurt), the word "lifestyle" wouldn't mean a thing.
posted by NPK at 9:29 AM
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