MGM
Directed by Jack Lemmon
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, MGM)
Ornery old man Walter Matthau is ignored by just about every one around him. He talks incessantly and in a slightly condescending tone. Well, eventually he befriends the family babysitter when she becomes pregnant. He follows her to other cities, even a remote log cabin, and delivers her baby in the restroom of a gas station. It tries to be a comedy, but the comedy is rather forced. It lacks an emotional punch because all of the characters talk over each other instead of to each other. This is not addressed until the final scene, which appropriately enough is the reading of a letter instead of direct communication. It's good, but leaves one feeling oddly disconnected, much like the people of the film.
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