5/10
Married men ogling other women...married women complaining about it
3 April 2009
Married financial consultant, who hardly seems to notice his curvaceous, efficient wife at home, gets tips on cheating from his smarmy neighbor, a divorce lawyer. Somewhat unfair suburban comedy from writer Frank Tarloff gives us a group of neighborhood wives who congregate only to make chit-chat about what spoiled little boys their husbands are--only single women or divorcées are on the make. Accentuated by sketch gags and pantomime bits featuring an array of '60s celebrities, the film is a plush and cozy commercial (for many idle things, including Hertz Rent-a-Car). Walter Matthau does a few amusing double takes, and the finale--where he finally checks into a motel room with a woman--is funny; unfortunately, director Gene Kelly stages the leering material like old TV routines. The whole picture feels like a rerun. ** from ****
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