A vaudeville act staying at a hotel is forced to work in a hotel in order to avoid bankruptcy..
Is it worth your time? If you're a fan of vintage comedy and don't mind a story that feels like it was scribbled on a napkin five minutes before shooting, then yeah, give The Knife of the Party a look. If you need your movies to make sense or have, like, a coherent emotional arc, you’re probably going to hate it. It’s ...
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"Is it worth your time? If you're a fan of vintage comedy and don't mind a story that feels like it was scribbled on a napkin five minutes before shooting, then yeah, give The Knife of the Party a look. If you need your movies to make sense or have, like, a coherent emotional arc, you’re probably going to hate it. It’s loud, it’s frantic, and it’s very much a product of its era. 🎭 It’s basically a vaudeville act that goes wrong. Our main characters are so broke they can’t afford to leave their ..."
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