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.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
King! pin, 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
