The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Comedy · Music · TV Movie · 2018
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
Movie details
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
2018 Comedy · Music · TV Movie 1h 14m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.6 / 10
Community rating
Comedians and writers Steve Martin and Martin Short perform a live comedy set with music by The Steep Canyon Rangers and jazz pianist, Jeff Babko, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Marcus Raboy
Written by
Steve Martin · Martin Short
Steve Martin
Self
Martin Short
Self
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Jesse Lunsford
Bagpipe Scotsman
Court is in session
Put Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.