Twins
Twins
Julius and Vincent Benedict are the results of an experiment that would allow for the perfect child. Julius was planned and grows to athletic proportions. Vincent is an accident and is somewhat smaller in stature. Vincent is placed in an orphanage while Julius is taken to a south seas island and raised by philosophers. Vincent becomes the ultimate low life and is about to be killed by loan sharks.
Jacob O’Neal reviewedJuly 7, 2025
It is absolutely undeniable that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito have great chemistry together. Between that and Ivan Reitman’s skillful direction, this marked a successful transition into Schwarzenegger playing comedic roles later on like Kindergarten Cop and Junior (both for Reitman). The plot of the movie is pure science fiction. A perfect human is created in a lab by combining the DNA of six men for their attributes in intellect and physique, then the egg of a young Heather Graham is fertilized and out pops Julius, the perfect human. But then out came a tiny lifeform filled with all the waste DNA, the worst parts, in the form DeVito’s Vincent. When Julius discovers he has a twin he leaves the island he was raised on for the mainland to find his brother. Once reunited they learn about love, kindness and family from each other.
The movie should not work. Its concept is not really the greatest idea, but it works for a dumb 80’s comedy. The chemistry between not only our two main stars, but the rest of the cast, is awesome. Kelly Preston and Chloe Webb as the girlfriends were funny and charming. David Caruso, in a pre-NYPD Blue role, Marshall Bell and more fill out the cast and everyone seems to be having fun. Some of the humor falls flat all these decades later, but it makes up for it in charm and heart, something often missing from modern comedies. This is also far better than Junior, in my opinion.