One of the funniest, wryest adult comedies to emerge from Hollywood in the Seventies. George Segal's hangdog expression and harassed humour are perfectly suited to the character of Blume, a lawyer much beset by life and especially by passionate memories of the ex-wife who threw him out on his ear after he had a fling with his secretary. Segal himself has never been better. But there are also outstanding contributions from Marsha Mason (just before she hit stardom) as his mistress and Shelley Winters as a plump matron. Director Paul Mazursky's sardonic and perceptive script makes the characters much more likeable than those in his previous hit Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice. This time, the humour is both warmer and more biting.

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