Liked this even less on second viewing. I know the film has its fans. The acting is strong, typical for a Bogdanovich film. His script is poor. And creepy. All these detectives following women for work and then falling for him. Audrey Hepburn's perm is awful. So too BJ Novak. There's so much smoking, or fondling cigarettes, or talking about smoking. The melancholy nature of it seems faked - I mean Ben Gazzara and Hepburn just met, if they wanted to be together they could. Everyone falls in love so quickly it's hard to care. Bogdanovich seems to think name repetition is funnier than it is. There's too much country music.
Ah, I'm in a grumpy mood. It's a cult movie let the fans enjoy it.
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