Stardate 20010629.0736 (On Screen): My favorite movie with Jack Lemmon is one most people have never even heard of. It's a comedy called "How to Murder Your Wife" and it never misses a beat, from start to finish. (By the way, no-one dies and no-one is ever threatened with death. That's not what it's about. It is completely appropriate for kids to watch.) All the casting choices were right on the money, but the film would have failed if Lemmon had not given everything he had in the performance -- but, of course, he did.
I simply cannot think of another actor who could have played that role and made it work; it might as well have been written with him in mind. (For all I know it was.) I'm deliberately not describing the plot line or characters, because if I did it would spoil one of the best jokes in the movie, which plays out in the first ten minutes of the film. If you haven't seen it, don't read any plot summaries; just get the thing and watch it. You'll be glad you did. (discuss)
