V glavnih vlogah se bosta predstavila hollywoodski legendi Jack Lemmon in Walter Matthau, ki veljata za enega najboljših in najbolj smešnih parov v zgodovini filma. Spoznali ju bomo kot soseda Johna Gustafsona in Maxa Goldmana. Živita v majhnem kraju, poznata se že več kot petdeset let in najbolj uživata v tem, da eden drugemu grenita življenje. Njuno rivalstvo pa dobi povsem nove razsežnosti, ko se v njuno bližino naseli lepa vdova Ariel. John in Max seveda postaneta zagrizena tekmeca v borbi za njeno naklonjenost.
John and Max are elderly men living next door to each other. They're continuously arguing and insulting each other, and have been this way for over 50 years. One day, Ariel, moves into the street. Both men are attracted to her, and their rivalry steps up a gear.
