Review of The Fortune Cookie (1966) by Christopher Null for Filmcritic.com — 03 Apr 2001

The banter between Lemmon and Matthau is, as always, priceless.

This review of The Fortune Cookie (1966) was written by Christopher Null and published by Filmcritic.com on 03 Apr 2001.

The Fortune Cookie has generally received positive reviews.

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