Cactus Flower drags, which is probably the worst thing that can be said of a light comedy. It's due to sloppy direction by Gene Saks and the miscasting of Walter Matthau opposite Ingrid Bergman.

Cactus Flower answers one of the less pressing but more engaging questions facing America today: Can Laugh-In’s Goldie Hawn really act? Yes, she can, and so can Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman. With ...