Out to Sea (1997)
A movie review by Michael J. Legeros Copyright 1997 by Michael J. Legeros
(Fox)
Directed by Martha Coolidge
Written by Marshall Brickman and David Jacobs
Cast Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon, Gloria
DeHaven, Brent Spiner, Hal Linden, Rue McClanahan,
Edward Mulhare, Donald O'Connor, Elaine Stritch
MPAA Rating "PG-13"
Running Time 106 minutes
Reviewed at The Carmike 7, Raleigh, NC (03JUL97)
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OUT TO SEA is a harmless reworking of GRUMPY/GRUMPIER OLD MEN, with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau masquerading as dance hosts on a Caribbean cruise ship. In a clime considerably warmer than northern Minnesota, they bicker less, romance more, and spend the rest of the movie trying to avoid the cruise dictator (Brent Spiner, of STAR TREK), a big-band singer who proclaims himself "their worst night- mare, a song-and-dance man raised on a military base." Though the LOL moments are few and far-between, the cheery cast and sunny locales are all exceptionally easy on the eyes. As is the sight of sixty-year old Dyan Cannon's washboard abs. Lemmon and Matthau can sleepwalk through their schtick, so they're fine. And Spiner really can sing. Be forewarned: there *is* a finale involving a pontoon plane. This time, though, nothing explodes afterward. Be sure to stay for the outtakes, which appear late over the closing credits.
Grade: C
-- Mike Legeros - Movie Hell http://www.nonvirtual.com/hell/
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