The film starts off well with the couple and their daughter seeking asylum in the American Consul of Vulgaria. How they got into that situation is very funny at that.
Gleason is good as the loud mouth caterer and he is equally matched by Estelle Parsons, who shows she is adept at comedy as well as her previous fine dramatic Oscar acting. She comes across as the typical American homemaking yenta with a passion for cleaning. Right away, she starts cleaning throughout the mansion.
The picture takes hold when at the end, it is realized that both governments are punishing the Hollanders for their mistakes. At that point, the film goes downhill as the Hollanders plot their escape. The end itself is sort of foolish.
Gleason is good as the loud mouth caterer and he is equally matched by Estelle Parsons, who shows she is adept at comedy as well as her previous fine dramatic Oscar acting. She comes across as the typical American homemaking yenta with a passion for cleaning. Right away, she starts cleaning throughout the mansion.
The picture takes hold when at the end, it is realized that both governments are punishing the Hollanders for their mistakes. At that point, the film goes downhill as the Hollanders plot their escape. The end itself is sort of foolish.