Plaza Suite
1971 PG
COMEDY 1h 54min
CAST— Walter Matthau, Maureen
Stapleton, Barbara Harris, Lee Grant, Louise Sorel
MUSIC— Maurice Jarre DIRECTOR— Arthur Hiller BASED ON— Plaza Suite (play), by Neal
Simon
Interesting premise leaves much to be
desired. Walter Matthau stars in this adaptation of the Neal Simon play as
three different characters in three different vignettes involving suite 719 of
New York’s Plaza Hotel. In our first story, a depressing little tale about
middle age infidelity, Maureen Stapleton receives the comedic spotlight as
Matthau’s long-suffering wife. The second story involves a manipulative
Hollywood producer inviting a former sweetheart to his suite for a drink, and
expecting a bit more than a “thank you” in return. The third tale offers a bit
more for your money. After planning (not to mention paying for) an extravagant
wedding, the father-of-the-bride-to-be discovers that his daughter has locked
herself in the bathroom of suite 719 just before the ceremony. So begins the
arduous misadventure of coercing her out before the guests get too antsy.
Matthau’s performances are fine, but the film just fails to take off. For Neal
Simon freaks only.
OUR RATING— * ½
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