recommended

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Grumpy Old Men (1993): Dir: Donald Petrie / Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Ossie Davis, Burgess Meredith: Quirky comedy about how age and mentality catches up with oneself. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau plays bickering neighbors whose rivalry goes back several decades. Lemmon is single and has a grown son but he conceals the reality that his house is about to be repossessed after thirty days. Matthau loves to fish and has a grown daughter where a romance is hinted between the two grown children. Central plot regards the arrival of a new neighbor, played with great spunk and energy by Ann- Margret. She arrives rolling about semi-nude in the snow at the bewilderment of our grumpy old men. Eventually she introduces herself to both but thankfully the screenplay avoids turning into a competition for her affections. Other roles are not so broad. Ossie Davis is featured as a shop owner who observes and provides advice when convenient. Burgess Meredith provides a laugh or two as Lemmon's obviously older than life father. Directed by Donald Petrie who previously made Mystic Pizza. It presents a theme of living life despite one's age but it also plays off the need to arrive at forgiveness and coming to the aid of those in need as oppose to cause further damage. In the end these two realize that under those grumpy expressions is a love and respect anxious to surface. Score: 9 ½ / 10

it's hard to believe that 2 giants of the screen are actually dead,, well 3 if you count Burgess Meredith as well,, first off Ann Margaret was great in this movie, and still looks wonderful for her age.. Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon were first paired on the big screen in the Odd Couple I believe ,, someone correct me if i'm wrong on this but I don't believe that I am on this one.. this movie is set in an around Minnesotta they do a lot of ice fishing up there, and this is what our main characters do in their spare time.. both men are trying to win over their sexy new neighbor .. played by the lovely Ann Margaret, unfortunately she can only choose one of them,, both of these men just love to play pranks one one another, 2 of my fav are the frozen snow on the roof and he sprays it all down with the water hose.. and the other is the stinky rotten dead fish in the car.. gotta love these two along with Burgess Meredith they will all be missed so much.

"Grumpy Old Men" is a 1993 Donald Petrie film about two feuding old men (Lemmon, Matthau) who step up their game to woo their new neighbor (Ann-Margret). Let me start off by saying that I love both Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon and I have heard of how the two of them are often paired together on film. This is the first film I've seen with the both of them in it and I can tell why they were paired together here. The chemistry between Matthau and Lemmon is really noticeable throughout this film - they really love working with each other. Everyone else's performances were also very well done. The movie was also pretty funny overall, but what surprised me the most was that this film featured some very touching and heartwarming scenes within it. Honestly, I can say that this movie surprised me all together. I thought I was only going to get a 90 minute film of two old men swearing at each other. What I got was that, but with very great acting, subplot development, tonal diversity, and more. "Grumpy Old Men" is a film that I watched with a genuine smile on my face.

I read most of the reviews and, boy, am I in the minority. I found the movie semi-amusing and, for the most part, predictable. You know, two old guys duking it out verbally. There were a couple of hours of insults, back and forth, forth and back. Well delivered, of course, by wonderful vets Matthau, Lemon and Meredith.The major difference between this and similar endeavors is that the script herein was not written by Neil Simon. The individual who penned the lines in this flick would need a 10-foot pole to touch Simon's prose.As a little theater actor of many years, I can say that one of my favorite roles was Oscar in "The Odd Couple." (My second fave was Einstein in "Arsenic and Old Lace.")"Grumpy Old Men" was all right, but it was the same old, same old. As for "Grumpier Old Men," I'll pass.