Quartile rating: 8/10 · 1 rating
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations.
Bogdanovich's loving homage to classic Hawks screwball comedies is a genuine one-of-a-kind achievement — a film that doesn't merely imitate but perfects the form with its own unmistakable comic energy. Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal have remarkable chemistry, and the ensemble cast delivers pitch-perfect comic timing throughout. The San Francisco car chase is a virtuoso set piece. The plot is deliberately thin and mechanical (four identical bags as MacGuffin), which is fine for screwball but keeps it from a higher score there. Novelty is high because the film's tone, pacing, and execution are truly distinctive — it stands apart from contemporaries. The ending courtroom scene is charming but a touch rushed, leaving things slightly undercooked as a resolution.