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Blame It on Rio (1984)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:2

Rotten:20

Average Rating:2.9/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A much-planned two-family vacation to Rio begins with disaster as one husband, Victor (Joseph Bologna), deals with divorce papers while Matthew's (Michael Caine) wife decides to vacation alone... A much-planned two-family vacation to Rio begins with disaster as one husband, Victor (Joseph Bologna), deals with divorce papers while Matthew's (Michael Caine) wife decides to vacation alone somewhere else instead, leaving the two men on vacation with only their charming and adventurous teenage daughters. Confronted by so much bare young skin, confused about the state of his marriage, and swept up in the moment, Matthew lets Victor's daughter, Jennifer (Michelle Johnson), seduce him on the beach. But Jennifer's constant declarations of love and lust make keeping the affair from Victor difficult and twists Matthew into guilty knots. The surprise appearance of Matthew's wife (Valerie Harper, magnificent in a rage) reveals another hidden affair and unravels the romantic web crisscrossing between the families. [More]

Starring: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper

Starring: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper, Demi Moore, José Lewgoy

Director: Stanley Donen

Director: Stanley Donen

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The script is too self-consciously coy to carry conviction and appears to have been commandeered from a small screen sit com.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Caine looks embarrassed through the entire film, as well he might.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
10/17/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A thin, cynical calculation.

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02/09/06
Time Out

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08/12/02
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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12/01/02
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Leering, witless sex comedy

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06/21/05
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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06/04/04
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

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09/05/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

I'd rather blame it on the screenplay.

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04/02/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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02/13/04
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine

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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

This movie is clearly intended to appeal to the prurient interests of dirty old men of all ages.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Stuff that goes on in this movie is illegal nowadays.

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08/16/01
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
Apollo Guide

No review available.

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03/12/04
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

Offputting, even at times nasty.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/17/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety

Blame It on Rio is not simply humorless. It also spreads gloom.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times

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06/26/03
Walter Chaw
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