Warner Bros.
Directed by Randa Haines
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
An example of a good idea and great acting ruined by "Hollywood-ization". Robert Duvall is almost unrecognizable he is so deep into character as the aging Cuban barber Walt. Richard Harris is the free-spirited ex-sailor who befriends him, and tries to get him out of his routine. Walt teaches him some things along the way, too. It's all accompanied by swelling violins at just the right moments, gratuitous male nudity, embarrassing male bonding scenes, a cute Sandra Bullock and did I mention the numerous nude scenes of Richard Harris? A predictable ending sucked all the life out of what should have been a very good film.
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