I've never really heard anything about Pete 'n' Tillie before but when I came across it and saw Carol Burnett and Walther Matthau I immediately wanted to check it out and see what it was all about. Even though I know Burnett mostly from her long running television sketch comedy show, I have to say that I feel she is wonderful as both a comedic and serious actress, with a style that is completely unique to her. Matthau of course is quite good as well. I almost didn't recognize Geraldine Paige at first but she is always solid as well. So the story starts off fine as we follow two understated, low-key type characters who seem to successfully navigate non-verbal communication well enough to decide to eventually get married. I would have said 'fall in love', which I'm sure in their own way they have, but yet it does still seem like a relationship based more on comfort and compatibility. Neither of them are great at expressing their emotions, although at one point Burnett does have a very emotional scene, in which she and her delivery are well dones, yet the scene itself seems random and at odds with everything else in the film. It's a quiet and interesting film that despite its shortcomings is still worth checking out.
Review of Pete 'n' Tillie
