Tuesday 19 June 2018

A Perfect Couple (1979 Robert Altman & co-scr)

'Altman hits a note of surprising magic here' according to Cynthia Rose in Time Out. I won't be trusting Cynthia Rose from Time Out again. We couldn't wait for it to end.

There are some good bits - Paul Dooley (Sixteen Candles and Breaking Away) and Marta Heflin are parallel trapped - he by ridiculously controlling family and her by ridiculously controlling band leader, meet through video dating agency in the rain. But, I know Greek families can be difficult, but really? He would put up with that? And the band. OMG. It's more like a theatrical company, good performers may be, but crap music. And it's endless.

No, not for us.

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