So I Married an Axe Murderer

So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)

  • 50% of critics liked it
    (30 reviews)

  • 66% of users liked it
    (193,424 ratings)

Comic actor and former Saturday Night Live stock player Mike Myers attempted to transform himself from the goofy title character in Wayne's World (1992) (and its sequel) into a romantic leading man with this box office disappointment. Myers stars as Charlie Mackenzie, a San Francisco poet who meets… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 33 min.
Directed By
Thomas Schlamme
Genres
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters
Jul 30, 1993 Wide
On DVD
Jun 1, 1999
TriStar Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Leonard Klady, Variety

    A tres hip slice of life about the dilemma of marital commitment with just a pinch of Hitchcock providing the cutting edge.

  • J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

    Myers pumps out a river of inventive shtick, but it doesn't cohere or connect; he seems less a character than a comedian doing couch time on a late-night talk show.

  • Janet Maslin, New York Times

    The look of So I Married an Axe Murderer is crisply professional, and John Graysmark's production design provides an element of visual surprise.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Juggling mirth, romance and murder requires a deft touch -- think of Hitchcock's Trouble With Harry. Axe is a blunt instrument.

  • Hal Hinson, Washington Post

    It doesn't help matters much that director Thomas Schlamme pays homage to great marital murder mysteries of the past, mostly because the attempts to borrow from the classics are so halfhearted.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Anthony L


    It was Recommended highly. I can?t say the same.

  • Film C


    To Be honest its not brilliant but its a pretty decent film and its quite amusing and i guess its worth a watch

  • Aaron N


    Harriet Michaels: Do you actually like haggis? Charlie Mackenzie: No, I think it's repellent in every way. In fact, I think most Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. Mike Myers is the star of a fairly decent movie in terms of its story, but its made better due to the numerous… More

  • Candy R


    This guy always falls for the wrong girl. This time he thinks he's married a killer.

  • danny d


    very funny, classic stuff

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