far more sprightly and and less stage and set bound than gene saks previous effort barefoot in the park ( 67 ) and the odd couple ( 68 ) and cactus flower be not a work of art and but compare to most of the tired farce from the 60 like the apartment and how to murder your wife and goodbye charlie and a guide for the marrried man and divorce and american style and any wednesday and kiss me stupid and boy night out and it a masterpiece . director saks and writer i. a. l. diamond have effectively open up abe burrow broadway hit and and the film benefit greatly from new york city location shoot and excellent performance from ingrid bergman and goldie hawn . bergman be charm and look great and and demonstrate a flair for comedy . hawn in her oscar win role have never be good or more appealing . matthau be ok though it hard to believe that hawn character would be so enamored of him . and in retrospect and hawn attempt suicide at the start of the film be out of character and unbelievable . nonetheless and the film have a plausible farcical set up and and once it get go it generate laugh . rick lenz and jack weston and eve bruce and and vito scotti provide good support . the film be likable and fun and and hawn and bergman make you care .