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Jack Lemmon and Walter Mat- thau re-team for a mildly enter-

‘taining battle of wits as two life-

long enemies who thrive on play-

‘ing stupid next-door neighbor _ tricks on each other. -

How stupid? Well, I'm glad you asked. .

Max Goldman (Matthau) spots John Gustafson (Lemmon)

. watching the Lotto numbers selec-

tion, ’so he uses his remote to change the channel on John’s TV at crucial moments.

John retaliates by hiding a fish in Max's cluttered back seat. You get the gist.

‘But when a single, attractive teacher, Ariel Truax (Ann-Margret), moves to the small Wisconsin

“town, their 56-year-old feud goes , from old habit to new heights.

_ She’s-an uninhibited free spirit

’ given to racing along the street on her snowmobile at one o'clock in *

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the morning, jumping out of her sauna for a giddy roll in the snow or knocking on John’ $ door just as he's going to bed.

While at first, both lonely widowers act like nervous teenagers, before long the duelling courtship begins.

Yes, the piot verges on being hackneyed, but with two seasoned pros like Matthau and Lemmon,

you're guaranteed some laughs.

This certainly isn’t up there with The Odd Couple or The Fortune Cookie, but there is a hilarious scene where Matthau altacks - Lemmon with a frozen carp. .

However, subplots about an [RS audit and a tentative love affair be- tween the men’s offspring (Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak) just divert interest from the two leads:

(Although-a welcome bit of casting is octogenarian Burgess . Meredith as the ultimate dirty old -

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Actually, the highlight of the movie comes when the end credits roll.

Outtakes show the actors flubb- ing lines and Meredith trying sev- eral increasingly off-colcr varia- . ” tions ona line.

But when the funniest scenes aren’t even in the movie, you know you’ re in trouble.

The best and worst of 1993

Hands down, the best is Steven - Speilberg’s Schindler’s List. Not only is it the most emotional film of the year, but it ranks as one of

. the great cinematic gems.

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Oscar, then there’s a Conspiracy at

the Academy. - Other top films were Fearless,

The Remains of the Day, Short. .

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