Fierce Creatures

In this lame farce, a corporate takeover sparks a comedy of errors driven by the clash between brazen Yanks and uptight Brits. The predatory Octopus Corporation, headed up by vulgar, rapacious New Zealand billionaire Rod McCain (Kevin Kline), buys a small English zoo. Can-do executive gal Willa Weston (Jamie Lee Curtis) volunteers to make it profitable, and McCain's lecherous, conniving ninny of a son, Vince (Kline again) joins the new management team with an eye to getting into Willa's pants. It's not exactly A Fish Called Wanda: It just reunites the cast -- John Cleese, Michael Palin, Curtis and Kline -- and puts them through very similar paces, to conside...