A fairly good film, but slack editing a and a rambling script stops this from achieving greater things.
A good performance (as usual) by Matthau as a grump, but especially good was that of George Burns, with some fantastic one-liners and acidic put downs - his timing and deadpan delivery was excellent. Although maybe the physical side was a bit miscast (Matthau towers over Burns), the verbal performances were great and made up for it.
After all the huffing and puffing the actual 'Doctor' sketch was not all that good, a shame that when compared to the rest of the dialogue, the wit was missing from it.
Enjoyable for a one-off viewing, be prepared to fidget at times but perseverence is rewarded.
6/10.
A good performance (as usual) by Matthau as a grump, but especially good was that of George Burns, with some fantastic one-liners and acidic put downs - his timing and deadpan delivery was excellent. Although maybe the physical side was a bit miscast (Matthau towers over Burns), the verbal performances were great and made up for it.
After all the huffing and puffing the actual 'Doctor' sketch was not all that good, a shame that when compared to the rest of the dialogue, the wit was missing from it.
Enjoyable for a one-off viewing, be prepared to fidget at times but perseverence is rewarded.
6/10.