Protocol

In this routine spoof of government and media foibles, Sunny (Goldie Hawn) is an ordinary cocktail waitress, someone who graduated in the top 75% of her class. When she dramatically prevents the assassination of a visiting dignitary, an Emir (Richard Romanus) from an Arab country. the event puts her ...more

A regular comedy can be lightweight and insubstantial and still be enjoyable; political comedy requires some heft (although not too much, unless you're going for over-the-top satire). Protocol is too fluffy for the situation it presents, and this flaw keeps it from being more than moderately enjoyable. It's also not helped by the fact that it doesn't have enough laughs -- most of the jokes are weak, and the fish-out-water-who-catches-the-fisherman routine isn't made fresh or presented in an ...more