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Overboard
2018 112 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★5.5
Romance, Comedy
Director: Rob Greenberg
🎭 Based on
«Overboard»
Trailers
Description
A spoiled, wealthy yacht owner is thrown overboard and becomes the target of revenge from his mistreated employee.
Budget:
$12M
US Gross:
$50.32M
Worldwide:
$91.24M
Starring
Eugenio Derbez
Actor
Anna Faris
Actor
Eva Longoria
Actor
Awards
3 wins & 7 nominations total
Key opinion
The 2018 remake of Overboard is a polarizing film that relies heavily on its predecessor's formula while attempting to modernize it through a gender-role reversal. While some viewers find it to be a lighthearted, enjoyable comedy, others criticize it as a redundant and uninspired imitation that lacks the charm and chemistry of the 1987 original.
| Adaptation | The film functions as a near-verbatim copy of the original screenplay, leading many to view it as an unnecessary and unoriginal imitation. | |
| Acting | The lead actors, Anna Faris and Eugenio Derbez, fail to replicate the iconic chemistry that defined the original pairing of Hawn and Russell. | |
| Originality | The gender-role reversal and introduction of modern social dynamics elicit divided reactions, with some praising the fresh perspective and others finding the implementation hollow or forced. | |
| Humor | The humor is perceived inconsistently; some viewers find the film consistently funny and lighthearted, while others feel it suffers from weak irony and a lack of genuine laughs. |