Would the behaviour of competitive doctors Bill Cosby (now looking seriously like a sex criminal) and Richard Pryor be as annoying as I remembered it? No, as it turns out, though film has some quite serious episodes, particularly the bitchy and brittle Jane Fonda who's battling over her daughter's custody with ex Alan Alda.
Maggie Smith and bi husband Michael Caine are both equally good (Maggie won Oscar but Caine wasn't even nominated), Walter Matthau as reliable as ever as a man who wakes up to find a naked Denise Galik in his bed (arranged by brother Herb Edelman) - will Elaine May forgive him?
There are of course some great funny one-liners but it has a gravity that underlines the comedy. More bitter than sweet, in fact.
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