Written by James M. Tate / 7/17/2012 / No comments / comedy , dyan cannon , jack lemmon , nineties , sequel , team-up , walter matthau
OUT TO SEA SINKS THE ODD COUPLE 2
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title: OUT TO SEA year: 1997 cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon rating: ***1/2 |
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But it’s Brent Spiner… Data from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION… who really steals the show. Playing the prissy cruise director running the dance hosts with an iron fist, he also hits the stage with cheesy renditions of lounge tunes – that’s when he’s not chewing out the minions including Hal Linden and Donald O’Connor. Spiner’s character is so fun to hate, the characters have to constantly remind us how bad he is: just in case we forget. And although the ending gets a bit convoluted – everyone splitting apart till they land back together again – this is a fun trip with two legendary icons that should have called it quits at sea.
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Brent Spiner lounges it up and steals the ship in OUT TO SEA |
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title: Odd Couple 2 year: 1998 rating: * |
Neil Simon throws in every road-comedy cliché and then some: basically TRAINS, PLANES AND AUTOMOBILES without the humor. But the main problem is, Felix isn't really a futz and Oscar isn't really a slob... or maybe we just can't tell because they're on the road overcoming "obstacles" instead of living together so that their differences stand out. Thus the duo is hardly at odds because they're in the same boat (car) and have to rely on each other: killing the premise of not getting along because of contrasting personalities. This catastrophe... possibly the worst sequel ever conceived... should have never seen the light of day. And it's unnecessary to boot: GRUMPY OLD MEN was great enough to quench our Matthau/Lemmon thirsts.
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