My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Friday, November 8, 2013

The Prisoner on 2nd Avenue (1975)

Neil Simon’s play turned film starring the Jack Lemmon and Ann Bancroft. I’m a huge Neil Simon fan and love the work of both these actors. I was not disappointed. Jack plays Mel, a man who loses his job and goes through a mid-life crisis, shouting at his neighbors and hating the entire city. Meanwhile his wife, Edna, goes back to work and this change only drives Mel even more crazy. A bit dated, certainly, it’s still a wonderful adaptation of Simon’s terrific black comedy. Grade: B+
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