Oscar's son so the oldsters can reunite is not the stuff of genius. In fact, the wedding device was already used in the twosome's more recent Grumpy Old Men series. But the plot point jump starts an ill-fated journey to a small California town where the ceremony will be held. A rental car crashes. The directions go up in smoke.
Luggage is lost.
Still, you have to admire the gumption of the reigning kings of geezoid cinema for so easily slipping back into their personas. Especially good is Matthau, whose saggy mug is beginning to resemble layers of melted mozzarella. This guru of grouse can put a shine on the lamest of Simon-ized lines. But he's always been the more annoying one. Oscar, meanwhile, wisely accepts the world for what it is.