When Alan Arkin died several weeks ago, I had a feeling I'd watch this again having previously seen it in 1986 on HBO and remember thinking how funny it was then. It's a lot funnier now watching some of the scenes I recall laughing at then and now seeing through older eyes some scenes I didn't remember but glad to discover and find hilarious for the first time! Arkin plays a dentist who meets his potential brother-in-law Peter Falk-who works for the CIA-at a pre-wedding dinner. Falk's son is scheduled to marry Arkin's daughter in a few days but Falk is on an assignment that he inadvertently involves Arkin in. I'll stop there and just say this was nearly funny from beginning to end especially when a scene involving the word "serpentine" comes on. I also loved the sequence involving Richard Libertini. I think my mom liked it too though she didn't laugh as much as I did. Be that as it may, we both highly recommend The In-Laws.
Review of The In-Laws
