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The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 7/09

7/09: The Goodbye Girl tries to reinvent the wheel by combining soap opera and theater, and the results are disastrous.

Richard Dreyfuss shows off his versatility, but it's apparent he's overacting. The only funny part is when he's ordered by the director to make his character flaming gay for the theatrical production. His co-star Marsha Mason is annoying and pretentious. She, drenched in the rain while holding the guitar at the end, is an awkward sight.

Stagy as hell, the New York feel of The Goodbye Girl makes me want to gag. And it's labeled as a romantic comedy? Yeah, right.

All in all, The Goodbye Girl is a torture on my eyes.

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