 originally wrote comments shortly first seeing film took critical view feeling lemmon matthau basically phonedin performances paired manner theyd done several times previouslybr br but upon seeing again seemed different especially view neither two main megastars lived great deal longer releasebr br with exception spiner eight principals performers considerable experience likewise unavoidably lot longer tooth weve seen many film tv work almost everyonebr br seeing again certainly regarded classis careers fun film lot interesting scenery wellbr br from viewpoint reminds many films plays etc often looked either critical viewpoint looking instead lighter side without expecting film another citizen kane casablance in terms two leads another original odd couple also provide continuing piece nostalgia lemmon matthau well others cast