On Friday or Saturday, my wife and I watch a late 1980s and early 1990s movie with our 16-year-old son. These were the years we were both in high school. This week, we watched Weekend at Bernie’s. My wife loves this movie, and I remember only seeing it once soon after it was released to video.

There are three things I like about the movie and three things that I don’t. I like Bernie. Even dead, he steals the show. The second character I like is the guy who kills him. Such a great act. Lastly, even though she played a small part, I loved the woman cheating on her mafia boss husband with Bernie.

I did not like Jonathan Silverman’s character, Richard. I have never got the no-confidence, awkward, hopeless romantic male lead in movies. Also, I did not think Andrew McCarthy was believable as the delinquent man child. He seems like too nice of a guy for that. There didn’t seem to be too much chemistry between the two of them. Lastly, I like campy movies, but this one felt a little creepy at times.