Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Phonearl
Good start, but then it gets ruined
Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
dwelch-88045
Too bad they don't make movies like this anymore, lighthearted & entertaining.
writers_reign
Take one clever plot and divvy it up between two great American writers of the 20th century, get them to write screenplays some thirty years apart with the first emphasising the moral aspect and the second hitting the zingers and you wind up with two movies that can both sustain repeated viewings. Arguably the first movie, The Talk Of The Town, had the better actors - Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Coleman, plus the writer with the broadest range - short stories, novels, plays - in Irwin Shaw but neither Neil Simon nor thesps Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase are chopped liver so what we have here is a fine movie in which the moral aspects are played down at the expense of the one-liners. Personally I wouldn't like to choose but if I were tied down and a blowtorch applied to my sensitive areas I'd probably opt for The Talk Of The Town but that's not to say I wouldn't buy both on DVD.
SnoopyStyle
Writer Nicholas Gardenia (Chevy Chase) is kidnapped by two guys and forced to rob a bank. Ira Parks (Charles Grodin) is the district attorney and he's looking to be the new attorney general. He's also married to bleeding heart defense attorney Glenda (Goldie Hawn) who happens to be Nick's ex-wife. Previously Nick had gone to Mexico to write about illegal immigrants and ended up being imprisoned for two years in a smuggling incident. In desperation, he goes to her for help.It's a screw ball comedy written by Neil Simon. Director Jay Sandrich does mostly TV and that's the predominate feel of this movie. Chevy is his sly comic self and gets a few chuckles. However the laughs are not big enough or sustained enough. Goldie is very winning and Charles Grodin gets to yell at the dogs. The continuous rotation of the three characters as lead does take away from the flow and the tension.
Maziun
This is second movie with Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn starring together . The first one was made in the 70's and was titled "Foul play" . I regret that I haven't been able to see that one yet."Just like old times" was written by Neil Simon – the creator of "The Odd couple". It was made in 1980 so it's more in the style of 70's comedy and even it tries to bring back the spirit of earlier comedy's (from 30's and 40's). Quite successfully. The dialogues are rather witty. You need to pay attention to them or else you can miss a lot of jokes. The movie is rather fast paced . Chevy Chase , Goldie Hawn and Charles Grodin all give good performances. There is a lot of cute dogs here."JLOT" is a remake of old movie which used the same story . The huge difference is that old movie was a serious drama while this is a romantic comedy . Or maybe I should say a comedy with some nice love story thrown in.This is kinda forgotten movie from the 80's.Unrightfully . The 80's was a great time for comedies and some good ones might have been overlooked. Don't miss your chance to watch this one. It's a pleasant one to watch. Nothing spectacular , but enjoyable. I give it 6/10.
