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Pros: the wise, compassionate children

Cons: underdeveloped female characters, general plausibility, undistinguished look

The Bottom Line: Pallid family movie, uninteresting movie about theatuh

Review: This is Al Pacino’s 1982 change-of pace movie between the underworlds of “Cruising” and of “Scarface.” He plays am Armenian-American playwright, Ivan Travalian, who has written a play that will be backed if screenstar Alice Detroit (Dyan Cannon) will...

Pros: Quick! There goes Richard Belzer, Tuesday Weld, and Bob and Ray!

Cons: An insult to any movie aficianado's intelligence.

The Bottom Line: Don't bother. Stick to old reruns of the "Brady Bunch" and "Partridge Family".

Review: Watching Al Pacino do comedy is somewhat like watching DeNiro in "Analyze This". It just doesn't gel. My cinematic image of Pacino is "Dog Day Afternoon", "Sea of Love" and the Godfather series. Perhaps he just wanted to stretch his comedic wings for a...