Movies

What's Good for the Goose (1969) In a departure from formula, Norman Wisdom is a middle-aged banker who falls headlong into the Generation Gap in what we nowadays would call a mid-life crisis. Directed by Israeli powerhouse Menahem Golan, and featuring The Pretty Things in the hipster disco scenes. These stories tend to be rather painful to watch at times, involving a certain amount of delusion and humiliating realization. Wisdom's schtick is more effective in the slapstick '50s style comedies, and seems a bit forced in a more realistic setting. He has the look of a fellow whose time was past, and this seems to have been the beginning of his transition from film to television. Probably best to avoid it. 5/10