This film was meant to be an overly-sentimental indictment of the New York City judicial system (and, society in general). The music is cheesy, the pacing is wrong, and it was obviously written by a middle-aged man (really, Tom? It took and hour of film for anyone to suspect the step father of inappropriate conduct? Really?) The directing wasn't very good either. I don't agree with film making philosophy of depicting rape and violence against women, but drawing the line at nudity - we need more blatant nudity and implied violence, less blatant violence and implied nudity. With all of that said, this film should have been garbage. RIchard Dreyfuss & Barbara Streisand overcome these handicaps to shine, and create a memorable film.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 1/1 Casting - 1/1 Directing - 0.5/1 Story - 1/1 Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 4.0
Modifiers (+ or -) Standout Performances: 1 ( Richard Dreyfuss ) Extraordinary Actor Chemistry: 1 ( Richard Dreyfuss & Barbara Streisand )
Total RealReview Rating: 6
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria: Acting - 1/1 Casting - 1/1 Directing - 0.5/1 Story - 1/1 Writing/Screenplay - 0.5/1
Total Base Score = 4.0
Modifiers (+ or -) Standout Performances: 1 ( Richard Dreyfuss ) Extraordinary Actor Chemistry: 1 ( Richard Dreyfuss & Barbara Streisand )
Total RealReview Rating: 6