The Fortune Cookie
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Movie Reviews of The Fortune Cookie
Movie Review: An under-appreciated little gem
Summary: 4 Stars
I first saw this film on television when I was a kid way back in the 70's, and immediately fell in love with it, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. It is not a laugh riot, but a cleverly written little film with witty references, tongue-in-cheek throw away lines and fine, subtle performances.
Equally under-appreciated is Andre Previn's haunting musical score. I wish THAT were available as a CD somewhere. A stirring use of strings.
Movie Review: Classic, but not top shelf classic
Summary: 4 Stars
Movie has all the right elements, and generally delivers, but lags slightly in spots. Beginning of the legendary Matthau and Lemon pairing. Matthau delivers the zingers with aplomb as always and Lemon hits his nuerotic notes. Boom Boom is sweet and Lemon charming doing the wheelchair waltz around his apartment.
Just a half-beat short of triumphant, but still a solid classic.
Movie Review: The Fortune Cookie
Summary: 4 Stars
The Fortune Cookie (1966) Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West I don't think these guys ever made a bad movie ! This movie still hold up , theprint in DVD format looked real sharp and clean on my newHDTV. As I've often said they sure don't make movies like this any more what a grate movie! its **** STAR MOVIE
Movie Review: Excellent Acting Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau, Below Average Comedy
Summary: 3 Stars
Excellent Acting Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau, also a superb directing by Billy Wylder.
It has some great scenes and a few good laughs although is considered a classic I grade this a B+ Average Comedy.
Their acting was excellent and the beggining of a long, lustrous and profitable relationship, this movie is not too funny, compared to their best classics The Odd Couple, Some Like it Hot, Grumpy Old Men, ans sequels like The Odd Couple II, and Grumpier Old Men, nor Walter Matthau's Hopscotch, A Guide for the Married Man, Cactus Flower, or Jack Lemmon's The Out-of-Towners, The Apartment, How to Murder Your Wife, It Happened to Jane, Avanti, My Fellow Americans, and many more.
The Fortune Cookie is at the level of Out at Sea and Front Page. If you are a Lemmon and/or Matthau fan is a must see otherwise buy one or all mention above you'd not regret it a bit, and would have hours of great laughs.
Out to Sea
The Odd Couple II
The Odd Couple
Grumpy Old Men/Grumpier Old Men
The Front Page
Some Like It Hot
Irma La Douce
Hopscotch - Criterion Collection
The Out-of-Towners
Cactus Flower
How to Murder Your Wife
A Guide for the Married Man
Mister Roberts
I.Q.
Avanti!
The Bad News Bears
Movie Review: Not Original or New
Summary: 1 Stars
This was NOT as advertised. It was NOT an original product, looks pirated with a home printed casing and shrink wrap. I would not buy from this seller again.