“Stan & Ollie” pays tribute. Not to the legendary comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy (although it tries), but to 1975’s movie version of Neil Simon’s play “The Sunshine Boys.”
If you want to see a story about a washed-up but formerly brilliant vaudeville comedy duo trying to have a reunion after years of caustic resentment and finger pointing, rent “The Sunshine Boys.” It’s vastly superior, with brilliant performances by Walter Matthau and George Burns, and it’s side-splittingly funny.
