"Seems Like Old Times" doesn't seem like Neil Simon, not the Neil Simon who wrote "Barefoot in the Park," "The Heartbreak Kid," "The Goodbye Girl." Here he is more interested in physical follies rather than foibles in human nature. The characters are molded to suit the talents of the stars, again not a Simon trait. Chevy Chase fumbles, falls and smirks to his comedic content. Goldie Hawn whirls about in a dither, flashing her considerable eyelashes. They were more successfully paired in 1978's thriller-romance "Foul Play."
Director Jay Sandrich sticks to an old Hollywood screwball formula - a household of kooks, a car chase, games of hide-and-seek and a day in court, shades of "What's Up, Doc?" here. Chevy makes us roar in at least two scenes. Under a bed, his frantic right hand motions are hysterical when his left hand is suffering under the foot of another man. His impromptu romantic pass in Goldie's kitchen is inspired. The day in court has the judge proclaiming "This is silly on the surface, in the middle and on the bottom." He might just as well be referring to the film he is in.
Review of Seems Like Old Times
