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James Toback's long-gestating portrait of a one-track mind becomes bogged down in unconvincing plot mechanics. Feb 27, 2008 | Full Review…
James Toback's long-gestating portrait of a one-track mind becomes bogged down in unconvincing plot mechanics.
Variety Staff
The film roams from the Upper West Side to Coney Island to Atlantic City, maintaining a lighthearted style that doesn't quite match the hints of obsessiveness in Mr. Toback's screenplay. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 2.5/5
The film roams from the Upper West Side to Coney Island to Atlantic City, maintaining a lighthearted style that doesn't quite match the hints of obsessiveness in Mr. Toback's screenplay.
Janet Maslin
A light and fairly innocuous youth picture. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
A light and fairly innocuous youth picture.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Pickup's 'little more' is in its quirky characters and its intentionally goofy melodrama. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Pickup's 'little more' is in its quirky characters and its intentionally goofy melodrama.
Desson Thomson
This is an appallingly silly movie, from its juvenile comic overture to its dreadfully sincere conclusion. Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 0.5/4 | Full Review…
This is an appallingly silly movie, from its juvenile comic overture to its dreadfully sincere conclusion.
Roger Ebert
Downey, who worked for one season on Saturday Night Live, has just the right emotional weight for the role of Jack, and the right touch of goofy boyishness to soften his aggressiveness. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Downey, who worked for one season on Saturday Night Live, has just the right emotional weight for the role of Jack, and the right touch of goofy boyishness to soften his aggressiveness.
Hal Hinson
Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr. head the unusually talented cast of characters assembled for this small but taut film. Oct 9, 2016 | Full Review…
Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr. head the unusually talented cast of characters assembled for this small but taut film.
Cathy Burke
Toback has devised an interesting premise that draws parallels between risking one's heart and one's wallet, but the picture itself risks little. Feb 27, 2008 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Toback has devised an interesting premise that draws parallels between risking one's heart and one's wallet, but the picture itself risks little.
Features Robert Downey Jr. as a smooth-talking womanizer who meets his match. Mar 27, 2004 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Features Robert Downey Jr. as a smooth-talking womanizer who meets his match.
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A very challenging movie. Downey Jr and Ringwald sizzle. Sep 19, 2002 | Rating: 3/5
A very challenging movie. Downey Jr and Ringwald sizzle.
Clint Morris
I know this movie isn't perfect, but I do love it. One of those movies I grew up with staring the beautiful Molly Ringwald as Randy. How much did I want to be her growing up. Looking at it now, Robert Downey Jnr's character, Jack, is pretty damn sleazy, and not really worthy of Randy, but hey, 80's movie. Good cast. No complaints from me. Although they really could have changed the casts wardrobe for the final scene. Everytime I watch this it bothers me that the two leads are wearing the exact same clothes two days later. Must have been a hell tight budget.
Super Reviewer
The story is kind of a mish-mash of two different stories, and the dialogue is horrible, but there are a bunch of great actors in the movie. The actors are the only reason to watch it, and they can't even help the movie that much. Overall, it's not a good movie.
Nothing special, but this really finds its own in the second half. The first half is just a little too happy go lucky and silly, but when the love story kicks in between Robert Downey Jr. and Molly Ringwald, it's smooth sailing. The premise is interesting and natural for its release period. It takes the term ladies man and takes it to a more extreme level. RDJ holds all the cards here, his performance is comedic gold with a touch of genuine dramatic acting.
Your typical Boy Meet Girl.. girl sleep with boy then ditches boy, boy tries to get girl back by stalking girl and paying girl's father's gambling debts. Cute.
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