Who’s That Girl (1987)

Directed by James Foley. Starring Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris, John McMartin, Bibi Besch, John Mills, Coati Mundi. [PG-13]

Woeful attempt at a punk-tinged screwball comedy wearing the Ralph Lauren cravat of a yuppie nightmare cycle flick (maybe it was too tempting since they had After Hours’ Dunne as the co-lead). Madonna plays a newly-paroled woman who was framed years ago for her boyfriend’s murder, Dunne is an uptight tax attorney who’s supposed to make sure she leaves town but gets swept up in her zany misadventures instead, Murray is the name given to a cougar who also gets mixed up in the zaniness because if it worked in Bringing Up Baby… (Spoiler: it doesn’t work here.) Even at just an hour-and-a-half, it seems to just go on and on, without anything to hold it all together. Fans of the singer/actress may enjoy the music—the film was a flop, but the soundtrack wasn’t—although it’s hardly a peak effort from the pop star.

24/100