Charlie doesn't have a very good history with women. They all end in disaster. Then, he meets Harriet Michaels, who may not be the girl of his dreams, either. Although she certainly starts off that way. But Charlie begins to suspect that she may be the serial killer everyone has been sharing horror stories about. He sees weapons in her home. She even calls out one of the names of her victims in her sleep. Is she really the killer, or is Charlie just looking at smoking mirrors? In her defense, Charlie has been known to always find a reason to NOT keep a girl in his life for very long, but....is the girl for real, or is she ready to grind the axe once again? So I Married An Axe Murderer concentrates on Mike Myers ( then popular) and his strong comic efforts put forth after the success of Waynes World, and of course its going to be silly, its all at a PG13 level, but the ending can still be suspenseful and even frightening for some. All in all, I had a blast watching this, I thought it was hilarious from beginning to end, and it has some extremely catchy music to go with it, also. You can't go wrong if you're looking for a killer comedy for your afternoon, you've found it right here!

A fiercely underrated comedy that is hilarious as well as feel good! Charlie MacKenzie (Mike Myers) is a young romantic who is ever hopeful to meet the one but has serious commitment issues when it comes to marriage. He may just have found the one in Harriett (Nancy Travis) but when he starts to have reason to believe she may have killed her ex boyfriends with an axe, he begins to have doubts. I think what makes this film so wonderful is it's warmth and brilliant chemistry between not only Myers and Travis as a beautiful on screen couple but also everyone else from Charlie's parents (Mike again as one of his best characters and the great Brenda Fricker) to Charlie's best friend Tony (Anthony LaPaglia). Amanda Plummer is also fantastic as always as Harriet's sister Rose! It's genuinely hilarious and every time I watch it feels cosy and like snuggling up in bed with your favourite book; the soundtrack is brilliant with Bay City Rollers bringing a certain memorable scene with them! Even if you're not a massive Myers fan (which I'm not sure why you wouldn't be haha) there's still plenty of fun and sweet romance here to enjoy!

Charlie (Mike Myers) is a nice guy who hasn't had much luck with women. The reason for this is that Charlie is paranoid when it comes to relationships which leads to him breaking up with woman for outrageous reasons. Charlie claimed one girl smelt like soup whilst he suspected another was part of the Russian Mafia. Charlie also spends most of his time hanging out with his best friend at a local coffee shop where he performs poetry. His poems are always about the women who have broken his heart. But things are about to change for Charlie when he meets Harriet (Nancy Travis), a young woman who runs a local butcher shop. Charlie and Harriet begin to date but Charlie begins to suspect something is very sinister about Harriet. When he hears about an axe murderer in the News he begins to wonder if she is the Murderer. Is Charlie the next victim or is this worry all in his own head?

For the actor Mike Myers this film was early in his career and just after the huge success of Wayne's World 1, long before he would discover other big film franchises such as Shrek and Austin Powers. So, I Married An Axe Murderer is also one the rare films where Mike Myers isn't 'dressed up' or heavily costumed as the leading character. Well, with the exception of Mike Myers playing the Scottish father in the film as well (which was totally hilarious to me).

This film is a romcom, but as one might suspect given the leading actor, this film does contain some crude humour at times. The chemistry between Mike Myers and actress Nancy Travis is generally fun to see as Myers brings most of the gags and Travis brings the character who is calmer but keeps the audience suspicious. Some of the best gags are when Charlie simply gets scared and paranoid around his girlfriend as the idea of her being a possible axe murderer grows bigger and bigger in his mind.

I also love Charlie's interactions with his best friend Tony (played by Australian actor Anthony LaPaglia) and Charlie's family. It's these interactions that bring out the best humour in the film.

I wanted to review this film because good romcom's are hard to find and this is one of my personal guilty pleasures from the 90s. To my surprise, there actually some good, unexpected twists and turns in the plot which only adds more fun and mystery to the film. The film's soundtrack is also a blast and I found myself enjoying many memorable tunes. My only true disappointment is that Mike Myers never made more films like this. It was a one off.

Overall, this film is one of my guilty pleasure films when comes to romcoms. As you would expect given the leading actor the humour can be a little crude, but it still gets me laughing. Mike Myers playing the lead character and his father is also hilarious to me. In the end this is a romcom with twists, heartfelt moments and it's a film that I've watched so many times that I can almost quote the whole thing line for line. To this day I still find this film incredibly enjoyable and humorous. 7.3/10 - Walkden Entertainment