Synopsis
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
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Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerJulius Benedict
- Danny DeVitoVincent Benedict
- Kelly PrestonMarnie Mason
- Chloe WebbLinda Mason
- Bonnie BartlettOld Mary Ann Benedict
- Marshall BellWebster
- Trey WilsonBeetroot McKinley
- David CarusoAl Greco
- Hugh O'BrianGranger
- Tony JayWerner
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Twins is not a great comedy - it's not up there with Reitman's "Ghostbusters" and DeVito is not as funny as he was in "Ruthless People" and "Wise Guys" - but it is an engaging entertainment with some big laughs and a sort of warm goofiness. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Twins starts with an overblown fairy-tale quality that seems as if it should work. But, by the finish, the movie collapses on the shoulders of the stars. It works because they both showed up and delivered the goods and kept their end of the deal. [9 Dec 1988, p.1] - 63
Boston Globe
The attempts to supply heart are never more than synthetic, but Schwarzenegger, as the good guy with the good genes, and his goofy sweetness lift Twins into the win column. [9 Dec 1988, p.33] - 63
San Francisco Chronicle
For a big, floppy, silly movie that is in many ways the epitome of throwaway entertainment, Twins has its charms. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito make it seem they had so much fun making this flabby comedy that the fun becomes infectious. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Shtick is what Twins is all about, but there's good shtick and bad shtick, and there's enough good shtick in Twins, the majority of it involving Arnold Schwarzenegger's exposure to modern U.S. mores, to keep the momentum going. [10 Dec 1988, p.C3] - 63
USA Today
Like it or not (it's hard to dislike), it's less a movie than a concept searching for one. [9 Dec 1988, p.6D] - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Schwarzenegger proves to be mildly amusing, but DeVito seems to be coasting on his past reputation as an audience pleaser. - 50
Chicago Tribune
There is a genuine sweetness in Reitman's work that balances the innate cruelty of much '80s film comedy. But this time the gags are too feeble to provide a counterweight and the film tips into the cute, benign and pointless. [9 Dec 1988, p.A]
