Review of No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) by Douglas P — 19 May 2008
Director-for-hire Jack Smight actually manages to maintain a balance between cat n' mouse cop thriller and a somewhat sadistic comedy (based on a William Goldman novel). Rod Steiger chews on the scenery as if it were a sandwich made of leather.
His disguises range from homosexual wigmaker to an Irish priest. George Segal plays the henpecked Jewish cop perfectly. This film reminds you how funny he could be back then. Highly watchable, and well-balanced, but somewhat forgettable mainly in how the script lacks some punch (tension).
Maybe if Goldman transfered his own novel to the screen, then the film would have carried further into film history.
This review of No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) was written by Douglas P on 19 May 2008.
No Way to Treat a Lady has generally received positive reviews.
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