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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bridges Ain't No Cary Grant, But He'll Sure Do, March 8, 2006
It's Austin, Texas, 1954, and Jeff Bridges's biggest ambition is a gaudy neon to top-off his tacky, no-business, beer bar, while estranged wife and apprentice hairdresser Kim Basinger sends her "art photos" to Playboy magazine. Obviously they're made for each other. Meanwhile, her sleazo photographer turns up dead and they're on the run. It's delightful madcap as they bumble their way through a series of misadventures. Their subtly affectionate sniping reminds me of a bad grammar version of Nick and Nora Charles in the uptown Thin Man series. Surprisingly, the California born Bridges has the "good ol' boy" drawl down pat, while even the usually snooty Basinger manages a convincing honky-tonk queen. Good period detail without the distractive sounds of Golden Oldies. -- With a delightfully arch Rip Torn as the slyly superior villian. It's amazing how these little gems keep getting produced with little or no recognition. All in all, great escapist fare for a slow evening at home.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A lot of fun, October 8, 2006
Here's a flick about two idiots that get mixed up in a plot to defraud the state of Texas and, instead of winding up in jail, end up better off than when they started.
Set in Texas in the mid-1950s, Kim Basinger is a pregnant hairdresser who happens onto plans to expand a superhighway through certain parts of town. She inadvertantly shares these certain moneymaking secrets with separated but not yet divorced husband Jeff Bridges, in one of his better roles, and ends up in a pickle with humorous bad guy Rip Torn and his idiotic assistants.
Basically, the pair escape the police, bad guys, death, dishonor and everything else in a screwball comedy that will keep you glued to the screen with its action, plot and humor. This is Basinger's best early comedy besides "Blind Date".
Bridges, who excelled in a similar nincompoop role as "The Great Lebowski", is here an idiot of the first order who nonetheless ends up being the hero and outduels the even more idiotic bad guys in something akin to the Keystone Cops vs. Laurel and Hardy.
I really enjoyed the great old cars on display in this film, especially that 1949 or 1950 Ford the pair had at one time. That was the first "fenderless" car in history. Another scene shows a great old 1955 Oldsmobile. There are great 1950s automobiles in almost every scene.
Meanwhile, there a funny screwball comedy going on all the time that you'll enjoy. Look for Bridges great scenes where he is intractably caught by either people or a situation with his exclamation, "I've got the situation under control." It's a great line! So's the movie.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Predictable...But....A Whole Lotta Fun!... ***1/2 stars, January 10, 2005
This review refers to "Nadine"....
Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger will take you on a ride that's a whole lotta fun. The film runs about and hour and a half...and that's about right. Any longer may have been a bit tedious. It may not be the type of film that you will watch over and over, and may be a bit on the predictable side, but with all the fun and the great cast, including Gwen Verdon, Rip Torn, Jerry Stiller, Mickey Jones and Glenne Headly, it's absolutely worth the view.
Austin, Texas mid 1950's. Nadine Hightower(Basinger), beautician, has posed for some pictures, ehem, make that "art studies". The photographer assured her, that he knew Hugh Hefner, and she would certainly, make it to the top. But Nadine has second thoughts, she wants her photos, er, art studies back, and when she goes back to the studio to retrieve them, gets caught up in the middle of a murder scene. She grabs the envelope with her name on it, and high tails it out of there.
Well naturally, she gets the wrong pictures. She has stolen city plans for a new highway development. All she wants is her pictures back. She turns to her almost ex-husband(Bridges), a down on his luck nightclub owner for help. He sees a way to make a bundle in all this..and so the chase is on..although these two may not be the brightest of the bunch, the manage to elude the cops, the bad guys, bullets, and a few rattlers along the way.
Basinger is adorable in her role as the almost ex-wife who can still wrap her hubby around her finger. Bridges is charming and funny. The film has a little something for everbody. Comedy, action, and romance. If your looking for something with a few laughs, not too deep, or just Kim Basinger, you may want to check this one out. Rent it, or check out the low prices on the VHS from the outside sellers here, even with the shipping costs, it'll be worth the view.
Enjoy....Laurie
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