horrible. horrible. What a waste of time.
I've now seen 4 or 5 movies in the same 10-year period as this movie. They are both described as "classic".
This movie bores me. Don't let claims that it's a "great show" or "explore a tough question" fool you.
The story sucks and the acting sucks. Hoffman is his usual hyperactive, annoying nose. I think one day he will be remembered as an overrated actor who always turned a character into a comic.
If we mean he played the nasty character, Voight "does well," and potential spoilers start here.
Maybe the movie was considered an Oscar at the time because it had a gay scene. Maybe it's considered Oscar-deserved because it jumps around, doesn't have a story, and deals with topics that are often overlooked or ignored. Look! How novel! There is no obvious story, just two random people doing stupid things. Look! There are a bunch of flashbacks! Wow! Images of old girlfriends, sodomy, rape, grandma giving him an enema, grandma finding him having sex with a girl who says "you're the only one" 100 times. Wow! This may have some profound implications - I'm too stupid to understand. Maybe if I watched this movie four or five times, the incoherent crap would make more sense.
This movie is annoying. There is no story, the acting sucks, the scenes are unbelievably stupid, and the ending is an unexpected anti-climax.
I wasted almost 2 hours of my life on this crap.
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