ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

montereypop97 I fell in love with Catherine Deneuve as a result of this movie. had never seen or heard about her before I saw it.Very shallow I know, But I was 16 when I first saw this. The movie was well acted and is a pretty good send up of the the modern man and state of marriage, even back then. Jack Lemon plays a very good neurotic amoral business man searching for more meaning to his life, the constant American existential dilemma. Like all sixties movies, it seems to promote a consequence free way out. That in itself is worth the watching, just to make you think.Catherine is absolutely stunning and steals every scene she is in. How many of us don't want to just take off?

ken7310 I saw this movie when I was a young teenager & was so smitten with it that I went back to the theaters playing it & paid about ten separate admissions to sit through multiple viewings. I became a big Jack Lemmon fan after this film. He was in top form here. I sort of identified with his character since I was at that age where I felt a bit awkward & out of place. Brubaker at the party and at the disco was certainly that. Deneuve was so beautiful and to think she could be interested in the "frog" Brubaker captivated me. The supporting actors do a nice job & the music is great, creating a haunting, romantic mood. I have the title song on my Ipod. There were very few critics that liked the film when it debuted. I remember the old Cue Magazine calling it an "enchanting surprise package" but most critics dismissed it as a failure. I bought the VHS tape when it came out but I want to get a widescreen version. Does anyone know if there is such a version? I will always love this film.

bob4kate Critics often get it wrong and this movie is proof of that. If you watch this movie in the cold and analytical way that critics often do you will see its countless flaws. But if you do this you will also miss its warmth,charm the masterly performances of its cast and a super sixties Bacharach theme song. I urge people to see it and make up their own mind. My guess is you won't fail to be touched.

theloniouscoltrane A sweet hearted, 60's drenched romp. Less than 24 hours go by. Several rich characters, not the least the beautiful Myrna Loy & Charles Boyer in a nice cameo. Jack Weston and Harvey Korman as Lemmons buddies are hilarious. Lawford plays to role perfectly. Deneuve is gorgeous. Music by Hamlisch is superb. But the best part is Lemmon's sad sack portrayal of a man on the way up that decides other priorities reign over money. I saw this on first release, and have seen it many times (20?) since. Never fails to bring a tear to the eye and a cuddle from the wife.