| Title: | Movie Reviews and Discussion |
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| Created: | Thu Jan 28 1993 |
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This one is set in a Florida retirement community. Robert Duvall
plays a retired barber who came from Cuba (before Castro took over).
Richard Harris plays a retired boat Captain who once wrestled with
Ernest Hemingway. And Shirley MacLaine plays a owner of a small
apartment complex (at which Richard Harris is a tenent). Oh yea,
Sandra Bullock ("Speed" and "Demolition Man") plays a waitress in
a restaurant that Duvall's character calls a sweet shop. I can't
remember the actress who plays Richard Harris's love interest.
The story's primary relationship is between Duvall and Harris after
they meet in the park one day. Then there is also the relationship
between Harris and the actress I can't recall (this relationship
is confined to a local movie house that runs old movies). Harris
also has a relationship with Shirley MacLaine, and Duvall with
Sandra Bullock.
It's a slow moving story, but most definitly worth a watch on
video if you want to see a nice film.
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 615.1 | Recommended | 11666::HERRING | Wed Aug 24 1994 16:58 | 6 | |
A nice little character study, could be called "The Odd Couple Do
Florida." Duvall does a great job. The other female character was
played by Piper Laurie.
Steve H.
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| 615.2 | 29052::WSA038::SATTERFIELD | Close enough for jazz. | Tue Sep 06 1994 23:03 | 11 | |
A very enjoyable and occasionally moving film. Harris and Duvall both gave terrific performances, as good as anyone Oscar nominated that year. Piper Laurie had quite a makeup job, I barely recognized her at first. It's comparisons to _Cocoon_ just point out the scarcity of films about people of this age. The only connection between the films is the age of it's pricipals. Randy | |||||
| 615.3 | Another vote for | MPGS::FARRELL | Fri May 12 1995 18:12 | 6 | |
Saw this movie last night and would recommend it. It did touch on
several issues with aging. That's unusual in any movie, and
particularily so with regard to older men.
Good performances, it's nice to see Richard Harris getting to play in a
few roles these days.
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