Housesitter (1992)

 

Cute Comedy from Martin and Hawn 

 

 Housesitter (1992) is a clever little romantic comedy with a big spoonful of chaos and charm stirred right in. You’ve got Steve Martin playing a straight-laced architect—buttoned-up, orderly, very much a man with a plan. Enter Goldie Hawn as the exact opposite: spontaneous, unpredictable, a natural-born schemer with a heart buried somewhere beneath all that fast talk.

The basic setup? She ends up in his house under... let's say, creative circumstances, and from there things spiral into a web of misunderstandings, assumed identities, and social juggling that would make a stage farce jealous.

What makes it sing isn’t just the setup—it’s the chemistry. Martin and Hawn bounce off each other like two mismatched puzzle pieces that somehow fit. He’s flustered, she’s fearless, and the more tangled things get, the more fun it becomes.

It’s got that early ’90s comedy flavor—charming without being sappy, clever without trying too hard, and just enough bite to keep things interesting. A perfect comfort film when you want something that doesn’t take itself too seriously but still has some brains behind the laughs.

7/10

 Housesitter (1992)