If this film was a food item this would be a freshly baked the pastry, or maybe a chocolate doughnut or an ice cream.
It's a light, fluffy, silly comedy with an implausible, unbelievable, storyline.
But still it's quite funny because of the two main characters, the way they are written, and also because the actors who play the part do great job and seem to be enjoying themselves while playing off each other.
This is a golden oldie, a buddy film with two comic actors, one a tight assed advertising executive, slick, smooth and 
sophisticated, the other a mad convict who has won tickets to a ballgame where his favourite team is playing, and inspite of being in prison, he hatches a plan to watch the match live in the stadium. With the help of other convicts he breaks out of prison just to watch the match! What's more, he had just 48 hours of his sentence remaining, which means he would have been a free man in two days time anyways, but he puts all this in jeopardy just for that match! Such a nutcase he is! Imagine, breaking out of prison to watch a match, and after it ends, breaking back into prison without getting caught! Imagine that!
sophisticated, the other a mad convict who has won tickets to a ballgame where his favourite team is playing, and inspite of being in prison, he hatches a plan to watch the match live in the stadium. With the help of other convicts he breaks out of prison just to watch the match! What's more, he had just 48 hours of his sentence remaining, which means he would have been a free man in two days time anyways, but he puts all this in jeopardy just for that match! Such a nutcase he is! Imagine, breaking out of prison to watch a match, and after it ends, breaking back into prison without getting caught! Imagine that!
So he risks it all and breaks out sometime before the match starts. And outside what does he do? You and I would lie low and try to be invisible so that we aren't caught.
But no, this is loony man and he does the exact opposite. Outside he finds a Filofax that carries the keys to a mansion and pretending to be the person whom the Filofax belongs to, he breaks into the mansion and takes on the new identity! (Identity theft! Putting his freedom into even more risk, this is one crazy but funny man, I tell you!).
It's James Belushi who plays this mad character who doesn't care about the future at all, he lives for the moment, enjoying it to the fullest! And so we enjoy with him as well (a bit like Jim Carrey, don't you think?).
The person whose identity he has stolen has no fun in life and is all business at all times (Charles Grodin). When these two diverse characters, on the opposite ends of the personality and intellect spectrum, meet sparks will fly, and hilarity will ensue.
These two characters are forced together as a team and more fun and games begin!
Watch this film if you want to watch an old buddy film with good comic actors. It is silly and is like a light and tasty sweet dish. Enjoyable fare from the 1990s.
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