Lost in Yonkers is a joyless and pointless film, totally without humor or appeal. The two boys are really just a McGuffin to display the relentlessly Hitlerian grandmother, who looms over the film like an ominous dark cloud. None of the characters are compelling or even interesting. Richard Dreyfuss is totally miscast and wasted in the role of the two-bit gangster uncle. Nothing of note happens throughout the entire movie. If you tuned in for some Neil Simon comedy, you will be sadly disappointed ... and relieved when this dreck is finally over.
Review of Lost in Yonkers
