The two stars go together like scotch and soda, and their rapport lifts every scene.

| Oct 4, 2022

The Odd Couple, one of the very best comedies to have emanated from Broadway in recent years, arrived on screen not only intact but actually enhanced by the transition.

| Jun 7, 2022

...a deliberately-paced and often unabashedly stagy comedy that benefits substantially from the justifiably iconic work of its stars...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 17, 2021

Lemmon and Matthau have an undeniable chemistry that allows their highly contrasting personalities to generate a fitting camaraderie and plenty of comical conundrums.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 27, 2020

I enjoy some moments of this comedy directed by Gene Saks when I see the fabulous pair of Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, although the tour is somewhat repetitive and superficial. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 24, 2020

Capitalizing on almost every funny line in the play, and keeping physical setups to a wise minimum, playwright-screenwriter Neil Simon and director Gene Saks have adapted to the screen, fidelity-sharp, the embattled hilarity of The Odd Couple.

| May 3, 2019

Simon's The Odd Couple is proof that smart writing and adult themes can still make for a fun evening at your family home theater, if your children are older than 10.

| Original Score: B | Mar 30, 2016

Classic buddy comedy finds hilarity in its mature themes.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 8, 2014

The Neil Simon comedy that lit up Broadway for more than two years shines again in this flawed but still funny screen adaptation.

| Apr 27, 2009

The key to the movie is its stars... it is Matthau's reserved yet committed man's man that gives the film its comedic edge.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 18, 2009

...a durable classic, the sort of comedy that doesn't try to yank laughs by cramming its fist down our throats.

| Mar 18, 2009

Acting is all: Lemmon and Matthau are terrific in their first teaming in this highly amusing comedy, which is sharply written by Neil Simon but poorly directed by theater helmer Gene Saks.

| Original Score: B | Mar 15, 2009

When critics discuss chemistry, that onscreen magic that occurs between perfectly paired actors, the electricity exemplified by Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon is a textbook illustration of same.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 9, 2009

...it's still the original movie that best captures the essence of the characters and story.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 7, 2009

he plot, nothing more than a premise based on Simon's real-life brother, Danny, goes nowhere, but then it's not really supposed to.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Apr 1, 2008

Lemmon and Mathau's finest hour.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 1, 2008

The only successful adaptation of a Neil Simon play.

| Apr 1, 2008

For all its overfamiliarity, this is a good play, easily Simon's best, and Matthau and Lemmon inhabit it with grace and style.

| Apr 1, 2008

Truly classic comedy in Neil Simon school with superb Lemmon and Matthau.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Apr 23, 2007

The film still remains fresh, as amazingly the many one-liners and the wacky situation still work.

| Original Score: B | Jan 19, 2007