If you are depressed or have lost a child, then I suggest you do NOT watch "Pete 'n' Tillie". The film is not, as you might suspect, a comedy and it's incredibly difficult to watch later in the story.
The first portion of the film consists of the middle-aged Pete (Walter Matthau) and Tillie (Carol Burnett) meeting and falling in love. This portion has very strange dialog...but it very likable.
The second portion is depressing. Tillie learns that Pete is having affairs...though instead of telling him, she stays. But then, it gets SUPER-depressing. Their young son is diagnosed with cancer and soon dies...and the final portion of the film consists of watching Tillie being depressed and Pete chasing skirts.
This is a very unpleasant film. While I like Matthau and Burnett, the script just left me feeling uneasy...not just because the film was so gosh darn depressing but because it left me feeling rather indifferent towards the characters. It was just difficult to care much about them after a while and the film gave you little.
The first portion of the film consists of the middle-aged Pete (Walter Matthau) and Tillie (Carol Burnett) meeting and falling in love. This portion has very strange dialog...but it very likable.
The second portion is depressing. Tillie learns that Pete is having affairs...though instead of telling him, she stays. But then, it gets SUPER-depressing. Their young son is diagnosed with cancer and soon dies...and the final portion of the film consists of watching Tillie being depressed and Pete chasing skirts.
This is a very unpleasant film. While I like Matthau and Burnett, the script just left me feeling uneasy...not just because the film was so gosh darn depressing but because it left me feeling rather indifferent towards the characters. It was just difficult to care much about them after a while and the film gave you little.