Hilarity slips into vulgarity rather too often in this typically in-and-out early Woody Allen comedy which embroils the little man in a South American revolution. Like the revolutionaries, the gags fire off in all directions - there are spoof TV commercials and even a 'Battleship Potemkin' joke for buffs. Jacob Morales has many of the best moments as the rebel leader especially when, drunk with power, he declares Swedish to be the new national language. Woody's life as a human guinea pig at the start of the film is funny enough to make you wish there were more of it, but you'll have to keep your eyes peeled to spot Sylvester Stallone (in his second film) as a hoodlum.

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