Based on the novel by George Barr McCutcheon (1st ed. 1902).
A baseball player inherits 300 million dollars subject to the condition that he spends 30 million in 30 days without accumulating or destroying assets.
A cerebral film on an economics theme. And an allegory of life itself, under an economical worldview. In such an allegorical reading, a month stands for an entire life and the protagonist's great-uncle stands for God (as such, it is a reworking of one of Christ's parables). The monetary values have been reportedly updated from the novel and former filmic avatars, but the style is decidedly antiquated. The cast is fine except for McKee, who is simply bad. Pryor is a comic actor who actually acts, and before you accuse me of pleonasm, compare him with Eddie Murphy, for example, who displays an almost invariable persona and a minuscule range. A watchable film, but too anachronistic for my taste.
Saw it dubbed in Portuguese, and then rewatched its first half with the original audio.
Rating: 50
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