HotToastyRag
How do you put Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer in a movie together and make it terrible? By writing a God-awful story about a lousy weather girl who wants to be taken seriously as a journalist.An older, experienced reporter takes her under his wing, and then they fall in love. It's not unbelievable that they fall in love—after all, they're both beautiful people—but Michelle Pfeiffer as a career woman? Not the most credible casting in the world. The script is mediocre, the romance is boring, and the ending is terrible. Plus, you'll have to sit through Michelle singing "The Impossible Dream" in the middle of an empty amphitheater. Singing in Grease 2 and The Fabulous Baker Boys is one thing, but Man of La Mancha is a little out of her talent bracket.
daniellebuchina
I don't know how anyone could watch this movie and not love it. The line up of actors in the move are amazing and maybe that's why some people expected a different kind of movie. The movie moves a long perfectly, telling the story in a great time line. It doesn't drag and there is not one part of the story that doesn't fit. It's as if a friend is telling you the main highlights of a friends' love life. I gave it a ten - Redford an Pfieffer make a great, believable couple and you can tell they put their heart into this movie. They both play people who are intelligent and aren't afraid to fight for what they believe it, something we all strive for. Get a tissue, you'll need it.
MarieGabrielle
This story, and the director who envisioned it have serious flaws and misconceptions about what an audience will accept. And none of this is the fault of the actors. Pfeiffer usually rises above content ("White Oleander" and "Frankie and Johnnie"). And we expect more from Redford.I am very curious why he accepted this role.This film was based on Joan Didion's career as a TV newscaster, and was written by John Gregory Dunne. Didion always delivers (her novel "Play it as it Lays" was unique realism). This movie however, has the worst screenplay I have seen in some time. Joe Mantegna as "Bucky Terranova" a TV bigwig-enough said. Mantegna is limited in scope, and his part in this movie serves as unintentional comedy.Pfeiffer is portrayed in a misogynistic ditzy form- she wears a bright pink suit to interview for a job at a major TV station- she looks more like the Mayflower Madam. The crux of the story is, she is simply trying to make it in the big bad world of TV journalism. I doubt this topic would work today, since most educated audiences realize "correspondents" are talking heads, bought and paid for by slanted political interest groups.As "Tally" (as she is so fondly called by Redford), is helped by him to move up the ladder of success, she is miraculously transferred from Miami to Philadelphia, where people like Stockard Channing reign supreme (i.e. the audience likes to see a woman who can read and speak properly!).An amusing scene is when Tally reports Fernando Buttanda (Ray Cruz) has won a prize for the first New Year baby in Miami. Anyone who has ever lived in South Florida will be laughing at this banality. "Deco Drive" is the most popular TV show in South Florida right now, so a newsgirl reporting fluff would NEVER get a northeastern market unless; ah yes, she is involved with veteran Redford, who has connections.That being said, this movie proves you can have excellent actors, who cannot resurrect bad material. I have liked most of the actors in other projects, (Redford, Nelligan, Pfeiffer and Channing). They should have passed on this one.
bardlover
This movie is one of the best romantic movies I've ever seen. The plot is not only endearing, but it is actually believable. Not only does Sally/Tally have to struggle to become accepted and successful, but she has to deal with having feelings for the very man who gives her a hard time. Michelle Phiffer is excellent in this movie, as is Robert Redford, as always. The supporting performances are also well executed. Of course, the song "Because You Loved Me" adds so much poignancy.With the death of her husband, Tally has to face a personal and professional struggle. She has to speak at his memorial. My two favorite scenes are the one in which she realizes Warren was in fact the one who died ("His shoes!") and where she ignores the TelePrompter speech and speaks from her heart.Truly a great movie.
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