Film1966125 min

The Fortune Cookie

Name: The Fortune Cookie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1966
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ron Rich, Judi West, Cliff Osmond

Taste attributes: comedyromancesportsfasttried & testedwholesomelightrealisticsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionlove conquers all

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"Is he a spy? A security risk? Is he unfaithful? Or is he a nice, normal shnook - out to make a million bucks by sheer accident!"

Boxlist takeUncomplicated and breezy: an emotional romantic comedy, wholesome rather than dark. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: true to life · Story: very simple · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.3 /10

TMDB · 210 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother in law as the king of the ambulance chasing lawyers starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

Synopsis: TMDB