
A hitman is bumping off the witnesses in a Mafia trial. Only one witness remains and the hitman checks in at a hotel with the aim of shooting the witness from his window. Checking in next door is a depressed man, suicidal due to his wife having an affair with her doctor. His issues accidentally stymie the hitman at every turn.... (Full plot summary below)
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A hitman is bumping off the witnesses in a Mafia trial. Only one witness remains and the hitman checks in at a hotel with the aim of shooting the witness from his window. Checking in next door is a depressed man, suicidal due to his wife having an affair with her doctor. His issues accidentally stymie the hitman at every turn.
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| FulvueDrive-in.comChuck O'LearyAnother amusing pairing of Lemmon and Matthau as mismatched personalities. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrInstead of the sentimental cop-out that usually closes his films, Wilder has isolated an impossibly tiny center of real value and belief, an optimism that is extremely moving in its microscopic dimensions. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis movie is appalling. It made me want to rub my eyes. |
| User ReviewJoe GThe hilariuous team of Matthau and Lemmon delivers again. Directed by Billy Wilder, this one will have you rolling in the aisles. |
| User ReviewSimon GNice film - always a pleasure to see Lemmon and Matthau share the screen! |
| User ReviewAnthony JAnother Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau vehicle. This was one of the more racy ones; with cursing and nudity. Also, subject matter was pretty dark compared to their other works, which always makes me remember it. A lesser known and underrated gem. |
| User ReviewMatt KA forgotten comedy gem from Billy Wilder. There was something just so hypnotic about this movie. It's not perfect by any means, but all the elements came together to make something unique and really funny. Well worth tracking down, if only to see Klaus Kinski as the egomaniacal sex doctor. |
| User ReviewMuhammad KLemmon and Matthau strike again--Wilder's last laugh!! |
| User ReviewDrew GLooks like it was made for the sake of it, a last hurrah for such a versatile team. Some wise-ass jokes here and there, nothing to get excited about. |
| User ReviewHannah MMost of the time Lemmon and Matthau equals fireworks and although this movie certainly is enjoyable Wilder doesn't really delivers. The overall plot was classic but some comical situations just didn't work for me. When Lemmon is found strapped to his chair in the bathroom by the maid her reaction is not very believable nor funny. The first part of the movie was good fun but when the action shifted to the clinic of Kinski's character it became a kakaphony. I thought Paula Prentiss, who portrayed Celia Clooney really did a bad job. Even Lemmon couldn't save the scenes where they both acted in. The sex jokes in the clinic and after fell way flat and were sometimes inappropriate. Also worth mentioning although seen only a couple of times during the course of the movie was the cop who had to change clothes with the witness. He ruined every joke he was part of, a really terrible performance. Overall it was the dynamic between Matthau and Lemmon that saved this movie. Kinski only had to act on automatic pilot. |