Anyone else watch 'The Out-of-Towners' (1970) and just feel...anxious??

Okay, so I finally got around to watching "The Out-of-Towners" (1970). I knew it was a comedy, but wow, the level of escalating chaos was just...intense. Like, I felt my own blood pressure rising watching George and Gwen Kellerman's NYC trip from hell unfold! Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis are brilliant at portraying that frantic, bewildered cluelessness of small-towners completely overwhelmed. I was particularly struck by the scene where they're robbed in Central Park. The way the director (I need to look that up, I'm drawing a blank!) uses the wide shot to emphasize their isolation, surrounded by all these shadowy figures... it's visually really effective in creating that sense of vulnerability. And the frantic handheld camera during the robbery itself? Just chef's kiss of anxiety-inducing camerawork. I guess what I'm getting at is, did anyone else find this movie more stressful than laugh-out-loud funny? Or is it just me? It's a well-made movie, don't get me wrong, but I found myself constantly yelling at the screen, like, "Don't trust that guy! Just go back to Ohio!" Maybe it's because I relate to being an outsider sometimes, but man, was that movie a lot. I’m still trying to figure out what the overall message is. Is it just “big cities are scary”? Or am I missing something deeper here? I could analyze this film for hours! So, yeah...your thoughts? Did you find it hilarious chaos or just plain anxiety-inducing? And did you pick up on anything in the cinematography or direction that amplified that feeling? I am always looking for new techniques to use in my films!