Tag Archives: Walter Matthau

Hanging Up - * 1/2*

Posted on February 18, 2000 by Madeleine Williams

Diane Keaton directs this story about three sisters (Keaton, Meg Ryan and Lisa Kudrow) and the impending death of their difficult father (Walter Matthau). Adam Arkin will also star as Ryan’s husband. Capsule Review: A good cast wasted on a … Continue reading →

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Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple II - * * *

Posted on April 4, 1998 by Madeleine Williams

Since 1966, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon have collaborated eleven times (remarkably, over half of those films have been in the last seven years). However, most of their recent work has hearkened back to their cantankerous relationship in 1968’s The … Continue reading →

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Out to Sea - * *

Posted on July 2, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

Out to Sea is the latest collaboration of Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. It is strictly middle-of-the-road fare, not up to par with their recent “Grumpy” outings, but not a complete waste of time, either. Walter Matthau plays Charlie, a … Continue reading →

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The Grass Harp - * * 1/2*

Posted on October 11, 1996 by Madeleine Williams

The Grass Harp is a lightweight but well performed coming of age tale set in a small southern town. A young boy, Collin (played at various ages by Grayson Fricke and Edward Furlong), is orphaned, and left to be raised … Continue reading →

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Grumpier Old Men - * * 1/2*

Posted on December 22, 1995 by Madeleine Williams

Amusing comedy that surpasses the original, but doesn’t aim for much. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau reprise their title roles as the argumentative curmudgeons. This time out, Lemmon has married Ann Margaret, and the weather has warmed up, but everything … Continue reading →

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