: Seems Like Old Times
Author: Neil Simon
I’d never even heard of this movie but it’s based on a Neil Simon play and it’s pretty funny. It stars Chevy Chase back when he was young and at his best, and Goldie Hawn as his ex-wife, is cute and terrific and probably the best I’ve seen her. The plot’s chaotic: Chase is a recluse writer who is kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to rob a bank, so everyone thinks he’s guilty and is out to get him. He goes to his ex-wife for help, but she’s married to the district attorney who’s about to get the nod to run for attorney general and is worried his wife’s ex will ruin everything. Chase takes everything in stride with witty quips and hilarious casualness, while Hawn’s character is a defense attorney who is kind-hearted to a fault and takes in every stray dog and criminal she can find (all of her help at the house are criminals she’s defended). This results in chaos, of course, with Goldie trying to hide her wanted ex from her husband, manage her clueless staff, and so on. It’s too slapsticky to be a great movie, but the dialog is great and the chemistry between Goldie and Chevy is wonderful. Worth seeing if you like this kind of farce movie.
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