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Hopscotch (1980)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
11/23
11/23:
Napscotch is a dated, unchallenging espionage movie that'll be appreciated by old people.
It's hard to believe that they thought up of this crap back then because the plot isn't interesting by any
means. Okay, a CIA man is fired for not doing his job as exactly how the boss envisioned, so he decides to
take revenge on him by publishing the agency's dirty secrets while traveling all over international countries
and wasting money. Obviously, this is called "treason."
Now, to come to think of it: if the boss told Miles Kendig good work and carry on, would Miles still be a
likeable character despite the fact that he was a dirty operator who did illegal things for the CIA? This is
what confused me: why am I supposed to root for Miles either way?
Walter Matthau is okay. Glenda Jackson is full of herself. I still can't believe she won two Oscars in her
lifetime. They're gross as a couple, especially during their kissing scenes. Ned Beatty plays an unlikeable
character. Sam Waterston is Sam Waterston. The film is more about the plot than acting, and I'm supposed to
be bowled over by the genius of it. Uh, wrong. They also say it's a comedy. Please.
All in all, Napscotch is dull as hell.