Task: Sentiment Analysis
Input (English): "
you leave little notes on my pillow .
i told you a million times i ca n't stand little notes on my pillow . '
we are all out of corn flakes - f . u . '
it took me three hours to figure out that ' f . u . ' was felix unger .
" --- a frustrated oscar madison ( walter matthau ) running down a list of his complaints against his roommate felix unger ( jack lemmon ) , in the odd couple .
the classic neil simon comedy ( based on his own stage play ) about suicidal felix ( lemmon ) , who is persuaded by his poker friend oscar ( matthau ) to stay with him in his apartment after felix 's wife throws him out and files for divorce .
the hook : oscar is messy and likes his apartment that way , while felix is an obsessive / compulsive neat freak .
the two men , despite their friendship , instantly clash .
movies just are n't as delightfully funny as this one is .
every line of neil simon 's dialogue flows like comedic poetry , and all the actors are just perfect in their performances .
lemmon
is at his best as the anxiety ridden felix , but it 's matthau who shines brightest as oscar , whose world is being invaded and rearranged , mostly against his wishes ( the type of character i always enjoy identifying with ) .
and who can forget that catchy score by neal hefti ?
the best thing about the film
( and this is a testament to the quality of the writing ) is that it 's a comedy with substance .
these two men , even while at each other 's throats , genuinely care for one another as friends .
when they clash , it is n't cartoonish hatred being displayed , but genuine frustration with the fact that they are such good friends but just can not manage to co - exist .
movies nowadays , take grumpy old men for example , just do n't have that extra spark there .
these days it 's just animosity for the sake of comedy .
a television series followed ( starring jack klugman and tony randall ) , which i 'll admit i 've never seen an episode of in its entirety , and neil simon even scripted the sequel , the odd couple ii , which was released in 1998 .
neither of them compare to this comic masterpiece
though .
it 's one of the best comedies of all time and easily earns its spot in my top ten favorite films .
Output (English): P