Out To Sea (1997):

Starring:

Jack Lemmon - Herb Sullivan

Walter Matthau - Charlie Gordon

Dyan Cannon - Liz LaBreche

Gloria DeHAven - Vivian

Brent Spiner - Gil Godwyn

Elaine Stritch - Mavis LaBreche

Hal Linden - Mac Valor

Donald O'Connor - Jonathan Devereaux

Director:

Martha Coolidge (Material Girls)

Synopsis:

A pair of grumpy old men hit the high seas in this comedy. Small-time con man Charlie (Walter Matthau) fast-talks his considerably more straight-laced friend Herb (Jack Lemmon) into joining him for a luxury cruise on an ocean liner headed to the Bahamas. Charlie tells Herb that the trip is free and will be a good way to meet rich widows; both parts are true enough, but Herb doesn't know that Charlie has signed them on as dance hosts (hence the free tickets), and Herb isn't sure if he's ready for romance after the recent death of his wife. As the men struggle with the fact that Herb isn't much of a hoofer (and Charlie can't dance at all) under the strict tutelage of cruise director Godwyn (Brent Spiner), Charlie starts sweet-talking beautiful heiress Liz (Dyan Cannon), while Herb finds a soul mate in Vivian (Gloria DeHaven), who lost her husband not long ago.

Review:

Two men who hold a special places in my heart. Sadly this movie isn't the reason why. It's a desperate attempt to grab an audience for these two before one or both of them died (they did manage to squeeze out an Odd Couple II after this one as well). Jack Lemmon = GREAT, Walter Matthau = GREAT, Lt. Cmdr. Data=GREAT. The rest of the movie not so much. Dyan Cannon looks like she is completely made of leather. Horribly written, not overly funny but maybe it's designed for old people to enjoy two comedians from their youth playing crazy old men.

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%

Flixster: 53%

52%

Lead Acting: 12/15

Supporting Cast: 7/15

Plot: 3/10

Compared To The Genre: 3/10

Cinematography: 10/20

Intrigue: 10/20

Extra: 7/10