The Flatbush 4

What a fun movie! It's for the young at heart, but people in my demographic will get all the little touches that make Last Vegas such a hoot. Y understood some of the more overt humor and laughed aloud during the showing, but he missed some of the more generational references that totally sell the story to older generations.

Four consummate actors set up the comedy, as well as the serious moments, in a subtle way that adds depth to an otherwise fairly common story. Michael Douglas really shows his age in this film, but it's perfectly appropriate for the 60s man marrying a 30s girl, a role Douglas lives in his daily life. The posse is spot-on, nailing their parts perfectly, under-playing when it matters and allowing time for the laughter to build into a guffaw. So much can be said without a word spoken.

I don't know why this film didn't do better in its wide release, but at $1.25/ticket at the dollar movie theater, the seats were half-filled with laughing viewers -- not a bad showing for a Saturday matinee.

And about the Flatbush 4, you have to see it to get it and I don't want to spoil the moment if you decide to RedBox the film and enjoy it on a rainy Sunday afternoon.