The spectre of the Italian film classic DIVORCE, ITALIAN STYLE haunts this bloodless farce. Clumsy and contrived, SHOOTING ELIZABETH suffers from plodding direction and star Jeff Goldblum's inability to turn a sow's ear screenplay into a silken black comedy.
Shrinking under the scrutiny of his increasingly shrewish wife Elizabeth (Mimi Rogers), Harold Pigeon (Jeff Goldblum) hatches a fool-proof scheme to rid himself of his ball-and-chain. Even when threatened at gunpoint, Elizabeth is so controlling, she refuses to surrender her jewelry to a burglar.
Or are viewers only privy to her husband's jaundiced viewpoint? Promising Elizabeth a second honeymoon as a last ...
Released:
1992
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
92 mins