The premise and screenplay had rich potential, but the movie failed on release and this is the picture that prematurely deep-sixed Anne Magnuson's movie star career, and she got the blame, but the one who's really miscast is John Malkovitch. It should have been Jeff Bridges or similar, but as good as he is in offbeat roles, Malkovitch is totally wrong here, and it sinks the movie. There's no chemistry between him and Magnuson, who is a more intellectual actress than the part required. But that's not her fault- it could have been played more Katherine Hepburn, less ditz. Plus Susan Seidelman lacked comedy timing and a lot of the jokes just lay there. A missed opportunity.
Review of Making Mr. Right
