The movie stars Jack Lemmon (Tuesdays With Morrie, Glengarry Glen Ross), Walter Matthau (I'm Not Rappaport, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974), John Fielder (Winnie the Pooh,Seize the Day), Herb Edelman (A Cry for Love, The Way We Were), David Sheiner (Blut Thunder, Gideons Trumpet), Larry Haines, Carole Shelley (The Supper, The Woopee Boys), and Iris Adrian (The Apple Dumpling Gang, The Fast and the Furious 1955).
The plot is neat freak Lemmon gets kicked out by his wife and after an aborted suicide attempt he moves in with his best friend and slob Matthau.
At the start of the movie the music and Time Square seem so dated. The first 30 minutes of the movie are drawn out and almost wanted me to give up on this movie. Please dont give up on the movie. The friends at the poker game seem to really get after each other.
Matthau dalog about living life was well written. Maybe its because it comes from an unexpected source. He seems child like and not really an adult but has some insights on living life after a divorce.
One of the best scenes is the one with out dialogue. Its good because it goes on for so long and comes across as interistng. The climax also works well. Its good because what they say to each other is unexpected, Lemmon for being positive and Matthau because he does not respond in kind.
Im rating this movie as a C+ or B-. Like I said make it through the first 30 minutes and the rest should be good.
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