The Prisoner of Second Avenue is written by Neil Simon. You know what that means. It's another New York movie and play. This one's about a couple trapped in New York during a heat wave where the power goes out. Sounds like a Seinfeld episode, right? Well, it manages to hold it's ground pretty well for nearly an hour and forty minutes.
Of course it's good if it has Jack Lemmon in it! He is hilarious in it acting next to Anne Bancroft. Both of them put on amazing New Yorker accents for this one.
The film prays on such obvious things which is why it is hilarious. Imagine walking up almost twenty flights of stairs or running out of water. It's pretty funny, especially when you see a couple breaking down as a result of it. For some reason, The Prisoner of Second Avenue isn't known by many people, but it should be. It is much better than most of the comedic crap that comes out in theaters these days. Instead of seeing Superbad, see this.
Oh, and by the way, where ya gonna get the water?
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