I Love You To Death (1990)

This should really work, a capable director (L. Kasdan of Big Chill and Body Heat), top notch cast (Kevin Kline, Tracey Ullman, River Phonenix, William Hurt, Joan Plowright, Keeanu, Heather Graham and on and on), but it just all kinda falls apart. Mostly in the hamfisted hands of Kevin Klines horrible “Eh-tall-ian!” accent. Embarrassing.

The plot is that he is a terrible cheater and when his wife finds out she tries to kill him, and then her friend tries, and her Mother tries, then some drugged out dudes try. And no one succeeds. But he learns a lesson!

Filmed in Tacoma, with the druggie would-be assassins (William Hurt and Keeanu) hanging out in the Teapot.

It’s not without its moments of charm, but this is what wasted potential looks like. Too bad.