Rating of
4/4
"I want my two hundred dollars!"
Arbogast1960 - wrote on 04/01/08
I don't really understand what happened to Peter Bogdanovich. In the span of three years, he directed The Last Picture Show, What's Up, Doc?, and Paper Moon. And then . . . I don't know, maybe his ascot is tied too tight. But I digress. This movie is such a delight. Tatum O'Neal gives one of the finest performances by a child you'll ever see, no doubt aided by the comfortability of acting with her father--she has every child's innate sense of manipulation, but she puts it to somewhat more profitable use than most. Madeline Kahn, as usual, is priceless as Trixie Delight, the shrill trollop that Ryan O'Neal picks up for her, er, assets. And Ryan himself, usually not the most reliable of actors, is wonderful as the Bible-selling con artist who may or may not be Tatum's father. The development of the relationship between Ryan's Moses and Tatum's Addie is heartwarming but never treacly. And the black and white visuals give the sense that you're watching someone's vintage home movies. Beautifully done.
