domino harvey wrote:If they really wanted to appeal to the NASCAR audience they appear to be courting, the inclusion of the Eiffel Tower was a big mistake (assuming NASCAR fans know where the Eiffel Tower is located)
The simpering, terminally ill lady wearing a straw hat ruins the race car action feel as well - she seems much too genteel to be interested in motor cars!
I've not seen the film but after reading the imdb review by 'Gary' I feel compelled search it out!:
Charming, if slightly patronizing 70's drama. Superb direction. Subtle and understated script. Pacino at his most gorgeous. Howlingly funny, despite it's tragic subject matter. A memorable ending, brilliantly realised. I'd forgotten about the "look, it's Bobby Deerfield" scene as well as all that stuff about salami. Pacino's reactions, especially after first dropping off Marthe Keller at her uncles, are perfectly pitched, dead pan gems. Inexplicably maligned by many, this hidden jewel may be due a timely re-assessment, not least because Keller's performance now seems perfectly in tune with the Ritalin generation.
It can cruise a mere ten feet from the ground and remain undetected! I thought the film was called 'Flight of Furry', though, and it was one of those light comedy, 'soften up the tough guy's image' vehicles, whereby Seagal cluster bombs innocent civilians along with his personable lovable dog in tow as his co-pilot. Then his (female) commander falls for him, and her dog gets it on with his. Oh, cursory glances!
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