Showing posts with label Gene Saks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gene Saks. Show all posts
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
The Odd Couple (1968)
Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
A classic, if not perfect comedy, an ideal showcase for the two stars, it's still highly entertaining as ever, and way superior to most present day comedies.
On rewatching: Always an entertaining viewing.
Halliwell**: "Straight filming of a funny play which sometimes seems lost on the wide screen, but the performances are fine."
Maltin***: "Lemmon's realistic performance makes character melancholy instead of funny; other surefire comic sequences remain intact."
Saturday, 2 January 2016
The Odd Couple (1968)
Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
A classic, if not perfect comedy, an ideal showcase for the two stars, it's still highly entertaining as ever, and way superior to most present day comedies.
On renewed viewing: still as enjoyable as I remember it.
Halliwell**: "Straight filming of a funny play which sometimes seems lost on the wide screen, but the performances are fine."
Maltin***: "Lemmon's realistic performance makes character melancholy instead of funny; other surefire comic sequences remain intact."
Sunday, 4 October 2015
The Odd Couple (1968)
Two friends try sharing an apartment, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
A classic, if not perfect comedy, an ideal showcase for the two stars, it's still highly entertaining as ever, and way superior to most present day comedies.
Halliwell**: "Straight filming of a funny play which sometimes seems lost on the wide screen, but the performances are fine."
Maltin***: "Lemmon's realistic performance makes character melancholy instead of funny; other surefire comic sequences remain intact."
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