Some comedic ideas work better simply as ideas rather than images. The movie Drop Dead Gorgeous is filled with examples like these. The film itself is certainly funny, but I have a feeling that the script alone is much funnier. It is clear that the cast and director are trying to make the best of the material they've been given and they do their darndest to make the gags work on screen, but some ideas just don't translate. This is probably a contributing factor to the film's pace. The gags that fall flat drag the movie down, and as such it never quite picks up enough speed and starts to wear out its welcome.
