This was a "fair" comedy, a story about a man who was a rich guy but lost all his money. He wants to go back to rich again so he marries this nerdy rich woman. Wow, what a man of principal! Walter Matthau was a good choice to play that role. He usually came across as kind of rogue, no matter role he played. Here, he is "Henry Graham" and Elaine May plays the female lead, "Henrietta Lowell."
As opposed to Matthau's hit-you-over-the-head kind of humor, I liked May's dry sense of wit. The humor is very secular, by the way. I think that characterizes this comedy: mildly funny, but consistently so.
What shocked me was that this movie was rated "G" and had a number of swear words in it, such as "S.O.B." How can that be?
As opposed to Matthau's hit-you-over-the-head kind of humor, I liked May's dry sense of wit. The humor is very secular, by the way. I think that characterizes this comedy: mildly funny, but consistently so.
What shocked me was that this movie was rated "G" and had a number of swear words in it, such as "S.O.B." How can that be?