I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out. Yes, I'm that old. The theater was full and it was the holiday. Strangely, not one laugh was heard during the entire movie. It was flat, unfunny and dull, dull, dull. Maybe I missed something at that time, so 15 years later, when it was on television I watched it again. It still wasn't funny. Sorry folks, but this is just a bad movie. John Cheevers was the only actor who got a smile out of me. I would give it a zero if the vote scale would let me. As for the morality issue. The clever servant helping the befuddled master has been a common theme for centuries. (The Barber of Seville). So don't get your panties in a twist over the plot.
