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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Very disappointing...

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One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Romantic comedy about a pair of clandestine lovers in a London-Spain tryst.The story goes that the lead role of Steve was originally offered to Cary Grant, with a promise by Melvin Frank to rewrite the script to play up the age difference between Steve and Vickie. However, Grant opted to remain in retirement from filmmaking, and he turned the role down. He did remain connected to the film, however, as it was produced by Fabergé's Brut Productions, and Grant was on the board of directors for Fabergé.The film is funny, though not in a laugh-out-loud sort of way. More because of the uncomfortable situations. It also puts the audience in an unusual spot, because who are we to root for? The lead character is kind of a cad, and do we really want to encourage infidelity? The winning of the Best Actress Oscar is perhaps the biggest surprise. It was a surprise in its own time, but seems even more so today. The performance, while not bad, is hardly one that stands out, and the film itself has not gone on to be as iconic as some of its competitors (including "The Exorcist").

This is an a movie about two irascible persons who meet and want it all, with bittersweet results. Although the two principal characters are obnoxious, their chemistry together simply overcomes their natural propensities to try to one up the other. George Segal and Glenda Jackson are wonderfully casted for their respective parts. The entire movie is basically a farce; the plot is so contrived that no one can possibly take it seriously. By all rights, the movie should have ended with their first argument at the airport. But this movie is driven not by the story but by the actors who succeed in transforming a ludicrous script into an award-winning movie. Jackson plays an excellent straight man to Segal's whining antics, and Segal, in turn, manages to transform his character from a two-dimensional stereotype of the spoiled American into a character with some depth and feeling. Together, Segal and Jackson form a duo that the audience can care about. Less skilled actors would have come off as shallow; with Segal and Jackson, the story is enriched and becomes entertaining.

A rather unfunny romantic comedy that amazingly got nominated for Best Picture along with four other Oscar nominations, winning Best Actress for Glenda Jackson. I can't for the life of me see what people were thinking at the time. Free love is one thing - I have no problem with that whatsoever - but the male protagonist in this movie, George Segal, is straight up just cheating on his wife. He's the hero of the movie! We're not exactly meant to sympathize with him, but he's supposed to be funny. I don't know how you could see him anything more than a total jerk. And Jackson, though she's thankfully divorced, isn't much better. She's a browbeating little shrew who isn't even remotely attractive, either physically or intellectually. I should have hated this even more than I did, but, though the characters are awful, the performances aren't half bad. And I loved the music. There are a few amusing moments, but this is mostly awful.

George Segal and Glenda Jackson make "A Touch of Class" enjoyable to watch. While they are no Tracy and Hepburn, they still have a mild amount of chemistry, that's at least interesting enough to enable you to last thru the end of the picture.This is a rather ordinary film that was made during a year in which on two great films were made ( The Sting and The Exorcist). There weren't really that many good film performances either (If I remember correctly Marsha Mason and Ellen Burstyn were the other strong candidates for the Oscar that year, for "Cinderella Liberty" and "The Exorcist", respectively). Seen today, it is badly dated, and not very funny.5 out of 10