I've been doing the dubious exercise of watching Dudley Moore's movies from the 80's and feel sorry for his bad career choices and his often passive half-awake on-screen persona. This is typical Moore's fare except when we have some glimpse of energy in Moore's acting when he shares scenes with co-star Katherine Healy.
The setup plot for the movie is interesting but all points of tension in the story are discarded halfway: the election, the wife, the platonic romance. With nothing at stake you are just left waiting for the inevitable while watching a big-budget domestic family movie.
This could have been a good movie if the script was more even. It may be hard to judge the lead actors performances as bad with a script so weak.
On a production note, the movie is really well shot and quite easy on the eyes except for Mary Tyler's haircut.
The setup plot for the movie is interesting but all points of tension in the story are discarded halfway: the election, the wife, the platonic romance. With nothing at stake you are just left waiting for the inevitable while watching a big-budget domestic family movie.
This could have been a good movie if the script was more even. It may be hard to judge the lead actors performances as bad with a script so weak.
On a production note, the movie is really well shot and quite easy on the eyes except for Mary Tyler's haircut.