Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

SimonJack The plot for "Good Neighbor Sam" is quite simple and very funny. Sam Bissell (Jack Lemmon) just has to pose as Howard Ebbets (Mike Connors). "Howie" is the recently divorced husband of Janet (Romy Schneider). Janet is the girlhood best friend of Sam's wife, Minerva (Dorothy Provine). The ruse is just to be for a few days to fool a private detective (Louis Nye) that Janet's cousins Jack (Charles Lane) and Irene (Anne Seymour) have hired to spy on the Ebbets. The cousins have greed in their minds, because if Janet isn't happily married to her hubby, she forfeits the $15 million inheritance she is to receive from her uncle's will. The cousins would be next in line to get the dough. The ID switch is concocted after Janet flies into San Francisco from Paris to settle her uncle's estate. She hasn't seen "Minny" since "Min" and Sam were married several years before. Sam and Min have a couple of daughters who have just gone off to camp for a week. This is plain enough and would be sufficient for a good comedy by itself. But more complications enter with Sam's job in an advertising agency when his false marriage comes into play. The agency's new big client, Simon Nurdlinger (Edward G. Robinson) is looking for the perfect wholesome, clean and happily married family for a big ad campaign that Sam dreamed up in the first place. And, the agency photographer snaps the make-believe couple as Janet drops Sam off at work. The real Howard comes looking for his recently divorced wife in hopes of a reunion. Now the ruse involves a foursome. This confuses the neighbors, the milkman, the mailman and any number of others when the switched couples leave their next door homes in the morning. But the humor reaches a crescendo when Sam's neighbor and coworker, Earl (Robert Q. Lewis) points out the new billboards around the city that have Sam and Janet's picture as Mr. and Mrs. Bissell who endorse Nurdlinger milk. If the detective the cousins hired sees that Sam is not Howard Ebbets, Janet's $15 million will go down the drain. The detective has cornered Sam and for $500 he will give him the photos he took of Sam sneaking over from his house (Janet's) at night for a rendezvous with the neighbor's wife (Min, his real wife and home). That's before Howie appears on the scene, whom the detective thinks is Mr. Bissell. Sam will gladly pay the detective the $500 rather than have him learn about the ruse and earn a big chunk for getting the $15 million for his clients, Janet's cousins. Oh, yes. Janet is going to give Min and Sam $1 million of her inheritance for being such good friends and helping her carry off the ruse. What follows next is some of the best action comedy ever filmed. Sam is giving the detective a ride home when Sam spots the first billboard. He does a quick turn so the detective won't see it. Sam's car is a convertible, and the two go on a continuous zigzag speeding course reminiscent of Keystone Kops scenes from an old silent film. After dropping off the disheveled detective, Sam arrives at home and loads ladders, paint buckets, brushes, pails and coveralls in his car. They have to paint over the faces on a dozen major billboards around the city at night – before the next morning. Min and Howie have had enough. The money doesn't mean that much to them. But Sam and Janet tear off on a jaunt that just keeps the laughter rolling. They paint funny faces, Frankenstein monsters and weird and hilarious faces on the billboards. Watching this, I realized that Columbia Pictures actually had such billboards made and put up somewhere, and that they shot at different locations as the two performers painted the very funny faces. There are some other surprise twists in this as well. Even though this description gives the plot away, it won't detract from one's enjoyment of this film. The comedy is mostly in the situations and action. What a great laugh vehicle this film is. It's a wonderful comedy to have in any film collection. The kids should enjoy the running around, face painting, car scenes and Sam's gizmo in his backyard.

JasparLamarCrabb The kind of fluff that's hard to dislike. Ad-man Jack Lemmon pretends to be married to neighbor Romy Schneider to help her gain an inheritance. Things get goofy when the situation spirals out of control, with Lemmon having to continue the ruse at work to impress a potential new client (Edward G. Robinson). Lemmon was always great at playing the befuddled everyman and he's perfect here. He's well matched with Dorothy Provine as his infinitely patient wife. Schneider is at her peak, extremely vivacious and quite funny. It's a high energy romantic comedy from David Swift (who'd previously directed Lemmon in the equally frothy UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE) with a lot going for it. The performers are top notch and Lemmon's Rube Goldberg-like contraptions are very clever. The supporting cast is hilarious and includes the likes of Neil Hamilton, Louis Nye, Robert Q. Lewis, Mike Conners (as Schneider's ex-husband)and, briefly, the Hi-Los. The high-gloss cinematography is by Burnett Guffey. It's based on a novel by Jack Finney!

williwaw Jack Lemmon was groomed at Columbia and what a run Lemmon had... working as co star to glamor girls Rita Hayworth, Doris Day and Kim Novak in a series of great films. Jack Lemmon was also loaned out to WB for his Oscar winning Mr. Roberts working with Henry Fonda, William Powell and directed by John Ford, and loaned out to UA for Billy Wilder's comedic masterpiece Some Like It Hot with the peerless Marilyn Monroe, and Joe E Brown. (All four: Wilder, Monroe, Brown and Lemmon ought to have won Oscars).Good Neighbor Sam was one of if not the last film Jack Lemmon made at Columbia Pictures, and it is a riotous film co starring Romy Schneider, Mike Connors, Edward G Robinson and the dazzling Dorothy Provine (on loan from Ms Provine's studio Warner Bros). Dorothy Provine should have been a major movie star.David Swift who directed Pollyanna with Jane Wyman, a film that made Hayley Mills a star and other fine films such as Mr. Lemmon's Under The Yum Yum Tree directs here and creates a lot of fun. The cast is superb.This is a laugh out loud funny film, and one of Jack Lemmon's true gems.

misspaddylee If you're looking for laughs served up by experts, "Good Neighbor Sam" is just the ticket. Misadventure ensues when the business world and mixed-up home life of a hapless chap collide.Jack Lemmon was the best at this type of thing and plays it for all it's worth. There's an hysterical bit by Louis Nye and the fabulous Hi Lo's appear in a recurring gag. DeVol's music adds to the fun.Mike Connors is wonderful. He more than holds his own in the comedy department with the fabulous Jack. Good looking and funny - could have been another Cary Grant if the right parts had come along. Two lovely gals, Dorothy Provine and Romy Scheider, provide charming support. Enjoy.