The Four Seasons (1981)

 

Three couples vacation together every season. After one divorces, feelings of betrayal and more spawn criticisms of each other. But the things that keep them together are stronger than those which otherwise might pull them apart.

From memory: Mildly amusing romantic comedy is centered on the vagaries of mid-life marriage; good cast and interesting premise, but otherwise not very exciting.

Halliwell**: "Rueful sexual comedy which maintains considerable momentum and actually makes us laugh at its sympathetic characters."

Maltin***: "As comedy it scores, with warmly winning cast, but like its main character, it prfesses to discuss serious issues while pulling back after just touching the surface." 

 

Jack Weston

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Mirage (1965)

A New York City man suffers amnesia. He soon learns that he's mixed up in a life-and-death situation, but what exactly is it?

Hitchcock-inspired mystery of identity loss has a silly plot, but is superbly staged with uncanny sense for mise-en-scène.

Halliwell**: "Striking puzzler, rather slowly developed but generally effective and with a strong sense of place and timing."

Maltin***: "Fine Hitchcock-like thriller...Matthau steals film as easygoing private-eye; interesting on-location footage in N.Y.C."

A New Leaf (1971)

A playboy squanders his wealth and must seek out a new source to maintain his idle rich lifestyle, and the easy way is to find a rich woman, marry her, and murder her.

Likable light comedy with an - as always- excellent Walter Matthau, but leisurely paced and with a somewhat abrupt ending.

Halliwell*: "Agreeably mordant comedy which sparkles in patches rather than as a whole."

Maltin**1/2: "Amusing comedy...Many funny moments, and May is terrific, but it's wildly uneven."