I am a great fan of both Gene Hackman and Barbra Streisand. This movie, however, received such devastatingly antagonistic reviews that I did not bother to see it on first release.
I have now caught up with the movie on an excellent Flashback DVD. I really enjoyed every single minute of the dialog, the acting and the plot. In fact, I am absolutely amazed that both critics and audiences were generally so impervious to all the film's rib-tickling delights.
I think the problem was that the film was actually sold to the wrong audiences -- mostly an audience that would not appreciate the script's quirkish humor or its message that we live in a constrained world that tends to frown on cut-ups, laugh makers and anyone who does not toe the generally accepted line.
The world has such a high regard for those who conform to society's so-called standards, whatever they might be, that those who thumb their noses at these so-called standards, no matter how ridiculous or inappropriate they may be, are both unwelcome and unappreciated.
So, I say again, a most enjoyable movie! 10/10!
I have now caught up with the movie on an excellent Flashback DVD. I really enjoyed every single minute of the dialog, the acting and the plot. In fact, I am absolutely amazed that both critics and audiences were generally so impervious to all the film's rib-tickling delights.
I think the problem was that the film was actually sold to the wrong audiences -- mostly an audience that would not appreciate the script's quirkish humor or its message that we live in a constrained world that tends to frown on cut-ups, laugh makers and anyone who does not toe the generally accepted line.
The world has such a high regard for those who conform to society's so-called standards, whatever they might be, that those who thumb their noses at these so-called standards, no matter how ridiculous or inappropriate they may be, are both unwelcome and unappreciated.
So, I say again, a most enjoyable movie! 10/10!