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Friday, 2 August 2019

10 (1979)



A Hollywood composer goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy, newly married woman.

From memory:  On the surface an old-fashioned sex comedy, but the jokes utterly misfire behind  misogynist premise.

Halliwell (no star): "Randy farce which struck some, but not all, audiences as the funniest thing since sliced bread."

Maltin**: "Blake Edwards' idea of a real sophisticated movie; sporadically funny but tiresome, glib, and pompous."


Friday, 15 May 2015

Casey's Shadow (1978)

Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses, and his best friend is a foal they call "Casey's Shadow".
I remember: this is a well-made family entertainment, if you like horses; and Walter Matthau is always worth the watch.

Halliwell (no star): "Shades of Maryland: an old-fashioned movie of the kind which absolutely nobody should want to revive, at least not so ineplty or at such length."

Maltin**1/2: "Generally satisfactory drama..."