I personally thought the film was too long, and had too many belabored or slowly timed gags. They needed to be more crisply and unselfconsciously performed to work.
The Abalone character was great, and his give and take with people was one of the better points. Still, to have the A-Baloney bit pounded into the ground didn't improve the humor. Too much of a good thing is too much of a good thing.
Same is true for the 'sex by numbers' bit. Clever, but needed tightening up.
This said, I'm usually a big fan of Wilder's work. This one just fell a bit flat for me.
The Abalone character was great, and his give and take with people was one of the better points. Still, to have the A-Baloney bit pounded into the ground didn't improve the humor. Too much of a good thing is too much of a good thing.
Same is true for the 'sex by numbers' bit. Clever, but needed tightening up.
This said, I'm usually a big fan of Wilder's work. This one just fell a bit flat for me.