At the time, Arnold Schwarzenegger being in a comedy was an intriguing idea, and making him Danny DeVito's twin was so far-fetched and silly, it was almost an intuitive premise to come up with. The film itself, directed by Ivan Reitman, doesn't live up to what it promises, however, although it comes close. In typical Reitman style, the film is pleasantly funny, even the parts with badguys and gangsters and so forth, but not especially inventive or memorable.