i sit down at my computer and intent on write a brief review of the out of towner ( 1970 ) . i figure it would take about thirty minute to complete the review and and so planned my night accordingly . at first everything go to plan and and i remain on schedule while then with a dull droning sound and like that of a whimpering animal my computer suddenly take it upon itself to shut down for no apparent reason . with a light curse and i lean across and reboot it and and this time we get as far a the window welcome screen . then the light flicker brightly and and i be suddenly plunge into darkness while the power be out . reflect that perhaps it be only a problem with my own fusebox and i step out and circle around to the back of the house and where i fumble somewhat pathetically with a few of the electrical dial . just a i be head inside and the power click back on and something in the fusebox spark and and and before long and my entire home be ablaze and nary a firetruck in sight . the out of towner ( 1970 ) might just be the most frustrating film i have ever see . whatever can go wrong will go wrong and and at the bad possible time and in the bad possible way . for a cocky businessman ( jack lemmon ) and his neglected wife ( sandy dennis ) and a meticulously plan trip to new york city be first disrupt by a seemingly minor delay and which gradually blossom into a fully fledge urban disaster . with an important business interview schedule for 9 represent00am the following morning and george kellerman must endure every difficulty know to mankind and include the input of mousy wife and gwen and with whom he be force to form a shaky alliance . flight delay and lose baggage and monsoon weather and mugging and kidnapping and city wide transit strike and vicious dog and gas explosion nothing be neglect and and george shout himself hoarse throughout the proceeding and declare his intention to sue everybody whom he perceive a have contribute to his awful string of bad luck . even god have seemingly neglect the pair and who be unceremoniously dismiss from a church by an unapologetic news camera crew . lemmon and dennis be very entertaining in the main role and and the various support performance complement the story perfectly . it interest to note how the husband and wife relationship shift constantly a they be confront by each new setback represent at first and george be rather dismissive of his wife and use her primarily to verify fact to be later use in the courtroom . though she subsequently commit some rather foolish act and such a hand over george $ 200 watch to a strange caped man and the couple do eventually acquire a mutual respect towards each other . neil simon story might also be interpret a a critique of modern society and in which citizen in the bustling metropolis be unwilling to offer help to those in need of their assistance . burden by his own hefty share of difficulty and george be quickly consume by the selfishness of the city and come to care only for his own wellbeing . gwen and however and retain her sense of moral rectitude and pause to care for a lost boy in central park . remind me never to go to new york .