Carter’s kind of great he’d be better if Simon gave him all strong material instead of occasionally falling back on young black kid with white folks humor. George Grizzard’s pretty good in a small part. She’s still Goldie Hawn, after all she’s adorable. Hawn’s best when she’s not with Chase as Simon reduces her to the straight man while tranquilizing Chase to the point no one’s running the scene. The acting is all solid, some better than others. It’s got good moments, but overall, it leaves a lot to be desired. Having a fast moving Marvin Hamlisch score only does so much, especially since it’s not a particularly good score. He holds takes too long, holds reactions shots too long. Hawn’s reduced to sitting around and waiting for something to happen to her.Īnd even if Sandrich directed it all perfectly, Michael A. Grodin walks away with the middle half of the film just because he’s actually being active. But Sandrich doesn’t direct his cast towards energy, quite the opposite. Gould’s doing a mild Groucho and it works beautifully. Because Simon occasionally goes have a phenomenal scene, usually involving Harold Gould’s judge.
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And barely in the movie.īut even if Simon’s script were full of rapid fire dialogue to give it that screwball comedy feel–outside the absurd yet domestic antics–director Sandrich wouldn’t know what to do with it. Maybe because the problem isn’t her marriage, but him being on the lamb. Old Times goes more on Hawn not having chemistry with Grodin than it does on rebuilding chemistry between Chase and Hawn. Chase has some charm and he’s got some decent moments, but he’s barely in the film. He lets Chase sleepwalk through the film. Neil Simon’s script doesn’t have the rapid fire dialogue.
It’s not a successful homage to the screwball comedy, unfortunately. She’s a public defender who takes in all of her clients, giving them jobs so they can provide comic relief in their interactions with Grodin and his straight-laced pals. Most of the action takes place at Goldie Hawn’s house, where she’s trying to hide fugitive ex-husband Chevy Chase from current husband–and district attorney–Charles Grodin. Seems Like Old Times is an enthusiastic homage to the screwball comedy.
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