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List Price: $9.99 | | Label: Universal Studios
Salesrank: 2340
Released: May 6, 1998 |
| Our Price: $3.35 |
| Used Price: $3.21 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Brad(Tim allen) and Caroline Sexton(Kirstie Alley) were incredibly rich and incredibly miserable. Until something unbelievable happened... their accountant robbed them dry. Now they're on the run from the IRS and hiding out in the one place no one will ever look for them... Amish country. While their lawyer sorts things out in New York, they've got to do their best to blend in and are failing miserably! Hard work may prove to be more difficult than hard time as the Sextons are learning how to milk cows, plow filds and fall in love all over again.
Description of For Richer or Poorer:
Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley are New York scammers on the lam from the IRS--they got framed by their slimy accountant, Wayne Knight of Seinfeld--so they hide out as fake Amish farmers in Intercourse, Pennsylvania. As parodies of Witness go, For Richer or Poorer can't compete with the Woody Harrelson-Bill Murray flick Kingpin, by the creators of Dumb & Dumber. Allen and Alley are directed by the creator of McHale's Navy. But wait, come back! The true test of talent is a capacity to romp right through weak material, and while this story is hopelessly lame and formulaic, Allen and Alley are credible candidates for the clown prince and princess of broad TV comedy. When somebody wonders how come alleged Amish guy Tim Allen has no beard, Kirstie says, "Lice." Of course, his face has no lice on it either, so Kirstie adds, "Minute lice!" --Tim Appelo
For Richer or Poorer Reviews:
A good oldie 
2009-10-16 - I loved the movie when I watched it years ago. My daughter reminded me of it and we tried at all the video stores to hire it without luck...that's why I bought it.
It is about a marriage on the rocks and is funny in places with the couple learning to fall inlove again. You won't be disappointed with the ending. I can't remember any swearing in it and think it is a basically clean movie.
For Richer or Poorer
2009-09-14 - I love this movie its something you can watch on a rainy day and actually feel like your in the movie. Total chick flick
A Family Favorite
2009-09-12 - Wonderful story line that draws in the viewer and holds his attention until the very end. The busy business partnership that became the foundation of the main characters' marriage (Tim Allen and Kirstie Alley) proved inadequate when the money disappeared and they became fugitives from justice. Divorce was imminent but it would have to wait until they sorted out their situation--amid the Amish (where they "landed" in flight from the FBI).
As the story line evolves there are changes in the characters' hearts. Conflict resolution comes from the salve that is the simplicity of the Amish way of life.
Gorgeous scenery and colorful characters round out this upbeat comedy. It is one to own and view over and over with those you love.
could have been a lot better 
2009-09-09 - I wonder why this movie is so well-known. It has some serious dismerits:
1. It's tough to swallow. The plot could have been much better without sacrificing much of the comedy.
2. Er, what comedy? The movie takes itself so seriously on so many occasions that you wonder if we're really here to laugh.
3. The "peek at Amish society" was much better done in Witness (Special Collector's Edition)(Widescreen); this one has many major inaccuracies.
4. The hatred between the husband and wife was so convincing, that their later rapprochement isn't.
5. No subtitles or extras!
Extremely Satisfied
2009-06-05 - I was very satisfied. This was a mothers day gift and i let the seller know, and he got it to me in plenty of time. The movie came in the original packaging like it stated.
