Released in 1990, Opportunity Knocks is a comedy starring Dana Carvey. Honestly, until recently I had never heard of this movie. The film made no money at the box office in 1990 and currently holds a 13% on Rotten Tomatoes but, I like Dana Carvey so I decided to give it a watch.
The film is about a con-man named Eddie (played by Carvey) who owes a substantial amount of money to a local crime boss. After breaking into the house of a business man who is on vacation, people just assume Eddie is the man's old college buddy who is supposed to be house-sitting. After stumbling into the con of a lifetime, Eddie soon starts to really enjoy this fake life as he gets a great job and falls in love. This is one of those movies where a few simple lies snowball, and eventually you know Eddie is going to have to come clean to everybody.
This movie isn't bad, it's just nothing special. Carvey of course gets a few opportunities to do some of his impressions, and the the movie does have some charm. While not as funny as Wayne's World, which Carvey would star in alongside Mike Myers in 1992, there were a few funny moments scattered throughout this movie that genuinely made me chuckle.
Overall, I give this one a 2 out of 5.
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