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Smile (1975)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
6/24
6/24:
Smile is so old and dated that it's been easily superseded by
Drop Dead Gorgeous.
Michael Ritchie is an idiot director because if he wants the movie to be about the beauty pageant, there's no
reason to show a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with it. That's why the film ran too long, clocking at
two hours. Unsurprisingly, it was a box-office failure.
Satire? Ha! Nothing is ever funny. What's gross is the lecherous men who are sexually interested in female
teenagers. What's the point of Andy and his drinking problem? I hate how the Mexican-American girl was treated.
That wasn't funny. Then, out of nowhere, Shawn Christianson won the beauty pageant given that she's barely
shown much.
All of the characters suck. Only Bruce Dern comes away unscathed by giving a decent performance. His best scene
is when he recounted the story of almost having a date with Elizabeth Taylor. Then again, what does it have to
do with the movie? On the other hand, the contestants for the beauty pageant are truly ugly.
All in all, you're better off seeing Drop Dead Gorgeous
over Smile.