Keiner killt so schlecht wie ich (1971)

Keiner killt so schlecht wie ich: Directed by Elaine May. With Walter Matthau, Elaine May, Jack Weston, George Rose. Henry Graham lives the life of a playboy. When his lawyer tells him one day that his lifestyle has consumed all his funds, he needs an idea to avoid climbing down the social ladder. So he intends to marry a rich woman and – murder her.

“Every now and then you stumble across a film that has been forgotten, or just ignored, and for the life of you, you canu0026#39;t figure out why. u0026quot;A New Leafu0026quot; is such a film. Seeing this wonderful comedy for the first time was the movie-watching equivalent of discovering buried treasure.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne of the marks of an excellent comedy is one that you can watch a number of times and still laugh involuntarily even though you know what is coming. The performances of Matthau and May, as well as the supporting cast are that priceless.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo many funny and memorable scenes, but a couple of my favorites are: the meeting between Henry Graham (Matthau) and his accountant Beckett (Redfield) as Beckett tries to contain his frustration and explain to Matthau that his money is gone (u0026quot;perfectu0026quot;); and the scene where Graham crawls to his rich uncle (James Coco) to ask to borrow money while the uncle is favoring an electric pepper mill during his lavish meal (the expressions on Matthauu0026#39;s face are exquisite).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA delightful, black romantic comedy that somehow manages to be very light, and as a bonus even subtly tosses out some profound truths.”