This film begins with a young woman living in British Columbia named "Christine Adams" (Jacqueline Bisset) leaving her parent's house in the middle of the night and driving away. Although she had hoped to drive directly to Los Angeles to be with her boyfriend "Eddie Molina" (Tim O'Kelly), her car breaks down and she starts hitchhiking instead. Eventually, she ends up in Las Vegas where a comedian by the name of "Danny Raymond" (Corbett Monica) provides her temporary accommodation before continuing on to Los Angeles to be with Eddie. Unfortunately, things don't work out and she returns to Las Vegas where she falls in love with a former football star named "Tommy Marcott" (Jim Brown). Yet, even though they both love one another, she continues to feel bored and restless and she soon drifts from one man to another in search of something more fulfilling. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this was a rather slow-moving drama which benefited somewhat from decent performances by both Jacqueline Bisset and Jim Brown. The main problem, however, was that it failed to deliver the eroticism or romantic passion necessary for a film of this sort. That said, I don't believe that this was a bad film by any means. However, it wasn't nearly as good as it could have been and for that reason I have rated it accordingly. Average.
Review of The Grasshopper
