Rating: PG
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 02/05/2002
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD1
Run Time: 105 min
Distributor/Studio: Anchor Bay
In
Elaine May's second directorial outing,
Charles Grodin stars as
Lenny, a slick salesman who, while honeymooning with his new bride,
Lila (
Jeannie Berlin,
May's daughter), begins to have second thoughts about his marriage. Once
Lenny spots the gorgeous
Kelly (
Cybill Shepherd), he is lost forever. Legally divesting himself of poor
Lila, he follows
Kelly to her upper-middle-class home, where he runs into the formidable opposition of her father (
Eddie Albert), who states bluntly that he'd rather be dragged from a horse by his tongue than allow
Lenny to become his son-in-law. The picture received critical kudos for
Neil Simon's adroit screenplay,
May's knowing direction, and
Grodin's on-target performance.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide