Taking Care of Business

If you took a normal comedy film and developed the film stock in AXE deodorant and ass sweat instead of fixer, you'd get Taking Care of Business.

It's better than you expect and if you like bad jokes it's awesome! Just give it a fair chance. But if you are a boring snob... don't bother.

It's the same formulaic joke the entire movie up until the two leads confront each other, in which case there's a solid chemistry between the two even if the direction it's taken is painfully obvious. But given that's near the end and the movie is more bland than funny, I struggle to care much about this. It has a cute message about not letting your work life define you, I guess? Kinda feels like it'd be a much more engaging movie if they played with that idea more.

Growing up I liked this movie. It hasn't aged well in some aspects but it has some fun moments still. The two leads work well together and Charles Grodin gives another underrated performance. Overall I would recommend this film.

Easy, lighthearted and silly, what else can you possibly want from a Belushi movie?

The eternal argument for all film buffs. Is this or Red Heat the greatest Jim Belushi movie?

The title sequence is a decent satire of life. How bland and lame is the rest. James Belushi is a great example of the Peter Principle

Goofy, but funny. Perfectly cast comedy. Hah, the Cubs winning a World Series...yeah.

A story you have seen thousand times before, comedy that aint really special, but all in all its a decent film that doesnt let you down.