There are some moments of forced silliness, but the average of hilarity is impressive.

If you loved The Maltese Falcon and can recite all the best lines from Casablanca by heart, you'll hate The Cheap Detective, which is basically just the year's classiest and most expensive rip-off.

The hit-to-miss ratio is acceptable enough to give this a hearty recommendation.

Neil Simon has done it again. Written a film that is funny, entertaining, and a treat for old movie buffs.