Just watched this recently; saw it on it's first run when I was seventeen and Treat Williams was a hot young actor destined for stardom. I liked it then; now, I don't know what I was thinking. Way too long, badly plotted, and the acting by Williams was just atrocious. Scenery chewing at its worst: "you guys don't understand (wracked sobs, facial contortions) we're the only thing between you (arms flailing] and the (bows head, shoulders shake spasmodically) jungle!!!!"
Did I really like this when it came out, or did I just read the reviews by Ebert and the like and convince myself that I'd better like it? Pauline Kael nailed it pretty well even back then, but other than that the critics loved it.
Did I really like this when it came out, or did I just read the reviews by Ebert and the like and convince myself that I'd better like it? Pauline Kael nailed it pretty well even back then, but other than that the critics loved it.