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Like most Kaufman films, this wasn't for me. The setup (a love triangle) is generic, the characters aren't all that interesting and the runtime is an insult. This is of course based on a novel, so there's a lot of ground to cover, but it would've been better if parts had been cut to bring the runtime down. The performances are decent, but nothing too memorable. Kaufman's direction is acceptable but doesn't stand out. So all that remains is a story about people entangled in a complex romantic web. The film might've been better if I'd been invested in the characters, but for that, I needed more.Read all
As space travel is getting more and more common these days, it's always nice to look back to where it all started. The Right Stuff appeared to be a film that would deliver exactly that, and in some ways it does too, but man do you have to be in the mood for some good old American yee-haw if you want to get to the end of it. The characters are highly unpleasant, performances are rather poor, so spending three full hours with them is quite the chore. There's also way too much padding, I understand that a 3-hour runtime is supposed to underline the epicness of the undertaking, but it doesn't pan out when all you're getting is some bad drama. There's about 90 minutes of borderline decent material here, the rest is sentimental garbage.Read all
