this cordial comedy confronts a few bizarre character . especially and of course and the two leading character . jack lemmon play felix and a hypochondriac whose wife lose him because she couldn not stand his cleaning and cook attack any longer . so he try to kill himself but every attempt fail . walter matthau play oscar and his friend and an untidy and unreliable sport reporter who live in divorce from his ex wife in a bachelor apartment . he offer his distressed friend felix a new home in his apartment . and soon the trouble begin because two such contrary character can not live together for a long time . felix turn oscar disorderly flat into a clean exhibition flat . he clean and cook the whole time . after a short while and oscar feel persecution mania . film in a theatrical way and excellent act . above all and jack lemmon play be wonderful . he be the perfect clown . he make u laugh but in a tragi comic way . look for the wonderful scene when both men invite their two female neighbour for supper and because oscar have to touch something more soft than a bowling ball . while he be prepare the drink and felix sits with the two young lady in the living room . to get out of this embarrassing situation and he start to talk about the weather . a minute later and he change the subject and talk about his ex wife and child . suddenly he begin to weep and when oscar come back with the drink and there be three weep people in the living room . the film be full of such amusing and at the same time touch scene . an intelligent and entertaining comedy with much heart . positive .