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Diner (1982)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 12/07

12/07: If there's anything I hate about a director, it's using the same city for a particular decade over and over.

That's the modus operandi for Barry Levinson: Baltimore of the 50's. What I would love to do is shove it up his ass. Diner flat-out sucks, and I hate everything about it. The movie is boring to the nth degree. The two saving graces are Mickey Rourke and Ellen Barkin. They can act heads-and-shoulders above the rest except for Kevin Bacon who looks young.

The story has been nil; it's just nostalgia. So, what killed the movie? Two words: Steve Guttenberg. What moron would give his girlfriend a football test to see if she's worthy of marriage? How about the guy who thinks having an extensive knowledge of records is important?

All in all, I prefer the fun-loving American Graffiti over the misogynistic Diner.

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