South Seasickness

In all of his starring shorts, Edgar Kennedy plays a henpecked man whose evil brother-in-law and mother-in-law live with him and his wife. They do everything they can to make his life miserable and they truly are hateful....too much so for my taste. In "South Seasickness", Edgar's character has had enough and he is planning on sailing the South Seas with a friend to get away from them. You really can sympathize...especially if you've seen many of these shorts as they really are jerks! They are so awful, I'm surprised that Edgar put up with it for so long!

Unfortunately for Edgar, although he's readied himself to tell everyone off and disappear in his boat, his anger is deflated. This is because when he arrives at home, there's a surprise party for him. And, after Edgar's wife FINALLY puts her foot down about her mother and brother, the pair apologize to Edgar for their awful behavior. Now, he' torn...and ready to call off his plans. Unfortunately, the mother-in-law and brother-in-law are NOT sincere and their apology is worthless. What's next? See the film.

To me, this comedy doesn't really work all that well, as it's not really funny. Plus, the in-laws are so emotionally abusive that it's hard to laugh at any of this. I know some folks liked these films and shows such a "Mama's Family"...but I don't enjoy watching such cruel and nasty people, as it's hard for me to laugh at this sort of stuff. Perhaps it's because I've known people a lot like these jerks!