Jaquelyne

I like others have stumbled across this film. It is a masterpeice that was expertly directed by Gene Kelly in his years in Paris and written tenderly by Jackie Gleason and John Patrick. There are so many words I could use to discribe this film. I will refrain from using them. I just have to say that if you happen on some strange rainy day to run across this movie. Watch it with a box of Tissues. You will see why Jackie Gleason was considered the "Great One". Forget the honeymooners and anything you have ever seen Jackie in, and watch this piece that should be a Master Class to any film student. I know that Art house wasn't a term for a film in the 60's, but this film is a work of Art that should be put to Video or DVD ASAP. It needs to be remembered by a generation that loves the film genre for I am a member of Generation X that has fallen in love with the artistry of a great actor and a dancer that could direct as he danced, with grace and with a great love for the story.

The previous person that commented on this film must have seen a different one than I had. I ran across this film during a fit of imsomnia on Cable. I watched it because I have always liked Jack Thompson.

This film is about love and friendship. And how they come together when a group of friends spend time together. You can see the plot that winds between the main couple and the friends as they spend some time on the beach. The mixture of love and friendship works in my humble opinion.

The Cinemantography is absolutely wonderful. The shots of the coast make you feel like you are there... and the beach house is a place I would love to spend some time at. Paul Murphy catches the light so beautifully as it grazes the water and the land.

If you have a love of a good romance, and want to see Jack Thompson be romantic, then see this movie... It might just have you under the lighthouse dancing....

This movie was directed by James Toback. He likes to allow his actors some room to breathe. In this film he did just that. He only gave the actors a few plot lines and then allowed them to Ab-Lib the rest of the movie. He has done this since then with Black and White also starring Robert Downey Jr.

I really enjoyed this movie. The love affair that Toback has with camera angles and the human condition are very previlent in the movie. the previous person that commented mentioned that he has wasted his time watching to the end. I beg to differ. The Dynamic that these three people have is pretty intense. The two women don't know each other but become friends while waiting for Blake to come home.

As you watch the film, you can see why Blake loves both of thise women equally. Carla is a little WASPy and Lou is street wise. they both have traits that has attracted him to them. As the film goes on, it shows you how we can love on many levels.

If you have never sat in a room with your lover and just talked about your lives and the problems relating to them then this movie is not for you. I can remember conversations with lovers. They start with one topic and then keep going to many others. We would talk as our lives happened. Phone calls from family and other friends, as well as appointments we had or what ever was on the agenda for the day.

This film is about the complexities of love. The people that we meet mean something to us at any given time. If you want to see a relationship expand past the limits of the Average film, then see this movie. Or any James Toback picture for that matter.