Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

june-sasser This is Harry Dean at his finest. Hoffman is brilliant and so are Busey and the most captivating Ms Russell. The camera bees lovin some Theresa. She is so physically attractive it's almost distracting. This is one of those "Wonder Boys", "Nobody's Fool", kind of movies you never heard of that are so great. I think it's everyone's involved best work. The Blue Falcon is given because if I were Harry Dean's character, my dying act would have been to put as many rounds into Hoffman's character as I could before I expired.

Richie-67-485852 Prison movies always score big with many of the viewers because it reveals what happens when things fail and what becomes of the men involved. Here we get to find out. Its a raw, hard-hitting reality movie of what it is like to be an ex-convict and how things line up against you quite fast if you don't get a handle on yourself. Hoffman delivers a fine performance along with an outstanding support cast. The way it ends is interesting and unconventional leaving the viewer to wonder. Good heist scenes and reminds us all that the best time in the world, free of stress, virtues and honesty that is easy to live and one can do is....

lavatch "Straight Time" demonstrates why the decade of the 1970s was one of the greatest in American cinema. The film was an indie project spearheaded by Dustin Hoffman, who was intending to direct the film, but passed the directorial chores on to Ulu Grosbard.From start to finish, there is a gritty realism in the film locations from the tawdry bars to the dowdy employment referral agency to the slovenly apartment to the prison scenes. The one contrasting scenic location was the sunny, cheerful, and sparkling apartment of Jenny, Max Dembo's erstwhile girlfriend.There is a scene where Dembo observes the sense of permanency apparent in Jenny's apartment. That feeling has undoubtedly been an absent commodity in the life of the convict. Of course, Dembo craves the comfort of that nurturing environment. But the film makes clear that he craves the thrill of crime more than the stable relationship that Jenny offers him.The secondary roles are well-crafted and superbly performed by M. Emmet Walsh as the sleazy parole officer; Theresa Russell as the naive Jenny who seems surprised that she is attracted to Dembo; Gary Busey as Willy, the drug-addicted friend of Dembo; Kathy Bates as the fiercely protective wife of Willy; and Harry Dean Stanton as Dembo's partner in crime, Jerry. There is an unforgettable moment when relaxing in the backyard of his suburban home in the San Fernando valley, Jerry starts strumming a guitar and singing a C&W song, then casually asserting that he is desperate to get out of that world and return to a life of crime.If "Straight Time" were made today, it would surpass almost any mainstream Hollywood film in acting, screenplay, atmosphere, and indepth character portraits. But in the "golden age" of the 1970s, it was only one example of gritty, realistic filmmaking at its finest.

MoviemanCin Wow! Where do I begin? This movie had a 7.4 rating on IMDb, and it had Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Jake Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, and Kathy Bates. How could I go wrong?Well I found out. I should have know it wasn't going to be good since it was filmed in the 70's. I don't know what it is, but there seems to be something fundamentally wrong with movies shot in that decade.The movie had some really stupid dialogue, and one of the most awkward seduction scenes I've ever seen. I mean they just looked at each other for what seemed like two minutes. I found myself wondering "How do they keep from busting out laughing?" I was about to. The music was loud and terrible (very 70's), and Hoffman's actions just were not believable. He was stupid and greedy, and I just could not buy him as a tough guy. I guess he'll always be Benjamin Braddock to me. And Theresa Russell was very wooden. The only characters worth their salt were Harry Dean Stanton and M Emmet Walsh.And I couldn't fathom what the heck the final line was supposed to mean. This was a very disappointing film to me.