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Absolutely Fantastic

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Maybe this movie was spot on in 1979, but in today's viewing it all falls flat. It frankly pretty boring. Good cast and decent acting, but the script falls flat, with very few funny moments. The last 1/3 of the movie is uninteresting. The general atmosphere was dreary. Some may like this though, but not for me.

I had forgotten how much I used to enjoy Burt Reynolds. No, he was never a GREAT actor, but he was almost always enjoyable on screen. And this is another of his engaging performances. It's a decent story about a man who is dumped by his wife (a quite young Candice Bergen) and has to start over. And after a few stumbles he starts over with Jill Clayburgh, who plays a rather insecure teacher who has trouble developing relationships because she is too in need of permanence early on. And just when they finally do move in together, up shows the old wife! So, of course, the question is, which way will he go...although we all really know the answer. But meanwhile, he makes the poor choices.Just for the record, this is one of Burt's more serious films. It's not a comedy, although there is some humor in it. I think it's more drama.There are some other familiar faces here, including the wonderful Charles Durning, but they don't have much screen time...just along to move the plot.Burt is good here. Not Laurence Olivier, but he's good for the role. So is Jill Clayburgh. I wasn't very impressed with Candice Bergen, which is odd, because usually I don't care that much for Jill Clayburgh...here they flipped.

A freshly divorced man tries to maneuver the singles field. It gets off to a great start but half-way through the script runs out of steam, which is somewhat surprising given the track record Brooks has as a comedy writer in TV and film. Shedding his usual macho screen persona for an understated performance as a decent fellow, Reynolds has never been more appealing. Clayburgh is also good as an insecure woman he becomes involved with. However, it is Bergen who steals the film as a songwriter who can't carry a tune but fancies herself a great singer. Pakula rarely did comedies, but he manages to push the right buttons in eliciting laughs.

This is a nice movie, that depicts a man's difficult time coping with a divorce from a woman he still cares about and falling in love with another woman at the same time. Most critics have said this is Burt Reynolds finest performance. It has some very touching moments that we could all relate to, and there are some very funny moments as well.Jill Clayburgh is perfect as a normal, not so young, woman that you could run across anywhere. If this movie was made today, they would have cast a gorgeous 18 year old, with big lips that couldn't act.Candice Bergen, who is gorgeous, steals the show, with a hilarious scene involving her singing. The movie has aged some, and as a previous writer said, "would never be made today." But for me, that statement is complimentary to this movie.