A melancholic 70's time-capsule
Unfortunately I'm not entirely objective when reviewing "10". For me it's a trip down memory lane: I still remember seeing those first pics of Bo Derek with her beads in the magazines back in the day, causing a total sensation. Just like Farrah Fawcett in her bathing suit. It's become such an iconic 70's image.
So years later I watched the movie for the first time and finding it a bit tame. However....Watching it as a man approaching his 50's I really learned to appreciate this movie with every repeated viewing. It's a combination of melancholy and reaching the proper age to appreciate the movie's subject I guess.
Dudley Moore is just astonishing in this. A total master of comedy and slapstick timing. You just don'ty see that kind of artistry anymore. He simply IS the character and despite Bo Derek's outerworldly physique, you only have eyes for Dudley. He not only saves the so-so script, he lifts it to a higher level for me and turns it into a tribute to my childhood.
So years later I watched the movie for the first time and finding it a bit tame. However....Watching it as a man approaching his 50's I really learned to appreciate this movie with every repeated viewing. It's a combination of melancholy and reaching the proper age to appreciate the movie's subject I guess.
Dudley Moore is just astonishing in this. A total master of comedy and slapstick timing. You just don'ty see that kind of artistry anymore. He simply IS the character and despite Bo Derek's outerworldly physique, you only have eyes for Dudley. He not only saves the so-so script, he lifts it to a higher level for me and turns it into a tribute to my childhood.
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