I'll admit I was mostly curious about this film because of the amazingly beautiful girl on the poster and the concept of the 'bottomless' jeans. Ryan O'Neal is hardly an actor I admire, though he totally did not annoy me in the atmospheric film 'The driver' (1978). Here, he ís pretty annoying.
'So fine' does have its (rare) moments that will make you think some actual thought and effort has gone into it, such as all the mafia / college / opera / fashion / poetry connections. Jack Warden certainly has his moments, as usual, but the rest of the cast is mostly disappointing. Richard Kiel is poorly cast as a crime boss, that pretty girl from the poster turns out to be an average looking middle-aged woman (and not the one on the poster!), and the concept of the bottomless jeans is more like a (plastic) hoax.
The finale (with the chasing and the opera and what not) isn't all too horrible though, and that little scene in which the running gag guy ("Bye everyone!") explains about his three wives is quite funny. But all in all that is not nearly enough for an entertaining movie. Not even that little part by a young Tony 'Paulie Walnuts' Sirico helps.
3 out of 10.
'So fine' does have its (rare) moments that will make you think some actual thought and effort has gone into it, such as all the mafia / college / opera / fashion / poetry connections. Jack Warden certainly has his moments, as usual, but the rest of the cast is mostly disappointing. Richard Kiel is poorly cast as a crime boss, that pretty girl from the poster turns out to be an average looking middle-aged woman (and not the one on the poster!), and the concept of the bottomless jeans is more like a (plastic) hoax.
The finale (with the chasing and the opera and what not) isn't all too horrible though, and that little scene in which the running gag guy ("Bye everyone!") explains about his three wives is quite funny. But all in all that is not nearly enough for an entertaining movie. Not even that little part by a young Tony 'Paulie Walnuts' Sirico helps.
3 out of 10.