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Simply A Masterpiece

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This is definitely one of Pryor's better performances. Maybe not his funniest but on the drama side of things the movie is thoughtful and touching at times because of his performance, and he's still funny when he needs to be. The director/writer I think overreaches in the end but this is definitely worth watching for Pryor's performance if nothing else.

MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS I remember seeing this on video in the mid-late 80s - and still can't get a Region 2 DVD of this one, so make do with a VHS copy made many years ago.Based on James Kirkwood's novel, Pryor does his typical (sometimes foul mouthed) routines as a POW returning to find his life has fallen apart. The early dramatic scenes have quite an impact, actually more so than the comedic scenes.Pryor tries hard with the material and there are some genuinely funny moments (the signing of the confession is one).Ronny Cox offers sturdy support and Margot Kidder plays the 'tart with a heart' who eventually drives off into the sunset with Pryor and $100,000 to boot!I've always had a soft spot for this movie, and was unjustly ignored at the box office. Pryor's screen presence carries this one, but this is still no way a turkey.

This movie can be brilliant in many ways.For it's mixing of Comedy and Drama. Richard Pryor's portrayal of Vietnam vet Eddie Keller is so human,Funny,fragile,sad.But in the end.A triumph of the human spirit.He gets caught with his pants down by the enemy in Vietnam.Literally.He then is thrown in a prison camp.A friendship grows between him and a mouse then another ensues with A Pow. The viet-kong wants him to sign a document basically saying the U.S army is wrong for engaging in the war.He turns the kong general down several times.Until his POW pal Turns very ill.So in order to get his a friend a doctor he signs it and is on his way back home to the US. He discovers a whole lot has changed since being in the prison camp.He has a daughter.His wife loves somebody else.She and her new love changed the bookstore into a novelty shop and it went bankrupt.On top of all that she mentions that Eddie's mother had a Stroke and can hardly talk.Very touching scene. More bad news.He's behind in the nursing home payments and if he can't pay.She can't stay. But he's expecting back pay from the military.Or so he thought.The problem is he signed that document.Military considers it a act of treason.So he can't get his back pay. So he goes to a bar to try and come 2 a resolution and meets Toni(Margot Kidder)Very sexy as a hooker with a heart of gold in this movie.They hook up and get close.So he has to get the money up some how.So he decides to rob a couples stores and banks.Or at least tries.Until he sees these two guys with bags of money making a withdrawal out of the bank and he decides to follow them and ............. I'm telling too much.You have to watch the movie to know the rest.There are some things that aren't resolved by the movie's end.Like Eddie's relationship with his wife,daughter and the military issue.Other than that Great Movie.Great Music.Love the score and theme song.Great Performance from Richard Pryor,who puts strong emotions and movie he's made.He's a comic genius,god.The greatest in my opinion.So I would recommend u see this film for a good story,a good laugh,a good cry,and Most importantly for Richard Pryor. see Blue Collar 1978'. Another great film and performance from Daddy Rich.

This film starts off like an extremely poignant drama. The bond between Richard Pryor and Ray Sharkey in the POW camp is seamlessly acted. The musical score by Patrick Williams is outstanding and very sad. The films middle is just as good, with very moving parts with Pryor returning from war to deal with problems with his mother, his wife, and his life. However, after this the film goes awry. The films keeps its respectability however, because Pryor is such a good actor.