Fresh
Director Ivan Reitman more than delivers on the wacky promise of Twins in this nutty, storybook tale of siblings separated at birth and reunited at age 35.
Variety Staff, Variety
Overview
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Director and cast
- Ivan Reitman Director
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Julius Benedict
- Danny DeVito as Vincent Benedict
- Kelly Preston as Marnie Mason
- Chloe Webb as Linda Mason
- David Caruso as Al Greco
- Bonnie Bartlett as Old Mary Ann Benedict
- Trey Wilson as Beetroot McKinley
- Marshall Bell as Webster
- Hugh O'Brian as Granger
- Nehemiah Persoff as Mitchell Traven
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The sort of movie that seems to be made of Styrofoam. It's instantly disposable but it won't quickly disappear.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
There's enough sugary male bonding to warrant a Sensitive Guys Red Alert.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
It is an engaging entertainment with some big laughs and a sort of warm goofiness.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
DeVito displays his remarkable ability to shift from fast-talking cynicism to affecting sentiment, while Arnie reveals a reasonable talent for light comedy.
Time Out
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