We recently had the opportunity to spend an entire hour talking to Richard Dreyfus! Richard was surprised that this is our favorite Richard Dreyfus movie. Not Jaws, Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters, But Let it Ride. We left that chance meeting saying, "I'm having a great day." The film is all about characters and what a bunch of characters. If you break down the movie, a loser becomes a winner and has a great day at the track winning race after race. Snoozers! But what a cast of crazies that make every minute either hilarious or at least amusing. Dreyfus was great. David Johansen is exactly the kind of loser that hangs out at the track or a casino. Poor Terry Garr always playing the suffering wife (See Close Encounters and Oh God.). She plays the long suffering wife. Again! Lots of funny people in small parts. It was shocking that so many of the professional critics dissed this very funny comedy. One idiot goes off on cinematography and editing. The test of a good comedy is: "Is it funny?" The answer is yes. The other key to great comedy is "Does it speak the truth?" Again, yes. I grew up in Las Vegas, worked in Casinos for 6 years. I met everyone of these characters. The sad fact is that Yes Jay Trotter won a fortune, but he'll be back and eventually lose it all back. But see the movie, You'll have a great day.
Review of Let It Ride
