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Breathless (1983)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 6/16

6/16: If you want to see a film with Richard Gere making a total ass of himself, then I recommend Breathless which is a 1983 remake of Jean-Luc Godard's À bout de souffle minus the famous jump cuts.

To be honest with you, Richard Gere isn't bad. Watching him act like a jackass with bipolar disorder takes some while getting used to. Eventually, that's all the movie has going for it. His co-star Valérie Kaprisky is useless. She just stands there and is indecisive about anything while he does everything possible short of jumping jacks.

By the way, at the beginning, Richard Gere is shown singing a Jerry Lee Lewis song. Then, there's a moment when he shook his head back and forth. I just realized he did look like the Killer himself. Ironically, Jim McBride, the director, will go on to do Great Balls of Fire! with Dennis Quaid.

All in all, because of Richard Gere's antics, Narcissism sounds about right.

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