Blame It on Rio
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Movie Reviews of Blame It on Rio
Movie Review: Fun 80's Flick
Summary: 4 Stars
Matthew (Michael Caine) and Victor (Joseph Bologna) are two middle aged pals who take their teen daughters, Jenifer (Michelle Johnson) and Nicky (Demi Moore), on a vacation to Rio. Matthew's wife (Valerie Harper), apparently having doubts about their marriage, insists on vacationing by herself. Matthew ends up being seduced by Jenifer and the rest of film flows from there.
This is actually a very well made movie for this type of screwball comedy, with excellent acting by Caine and some clever dialogue. The setting in Rio is extraordinarily colorful and sensual, with the whole city seemingly one non-stop party. It also harkens back to the "anything goes" spirit of the 70's-early 80's with it's sexually controversial subject matter. This is the type of movie that couldn't get made by a major studio nowadays because of political correctnes. It's a fun movie from a different era and one well worth watching.
Movie Review: "She's dead!"
Summary: 4 Stars
What in the world was Stanley Donen doing directing this? Was it his fantasy? Did he lose a bet? Nonetheless, I am glad he made it. Michael Caine has never been funnier than in this comedy about two middle-age men who take their teenage daughters on vacation to Rio de Janeiro. Michelle Johnson, an unknown at the time, is perfect as the sweet, innocent teenager who happens to also exude sexuality from every pore. Bored with "boys," she throws herself at Caine in an ill-fated attempt to seduce an older man. I cannot tell you how many times this has happened to me... Anyway, terrific writing from Charlie Peters, Larry Gelbart (of M*A*S*H fame) and Claude Berri ("Jean de la florette," "Germinal") contributes to the success of this film. There are several funny moments in the film, and we feel Caine's embarrassment as well as his exuberance. I think males will likely appreciate this more than females.Movie Review: A Cute 80's Film
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie portrays Brazilian in kind of a peculiar way, but I won't even go there, despite the fact that I could go on about some things that were misrepresented about Brazilians. Overall the move was cute and pretty decent. If you love light hearted romantic comedies from the 1980's, then you'll really dig this. It's the perfect movie to pop in whenever you are in the mood for something light and reminiscent of the 80's, a decade when things were fun and full of spirit. One surprising thing about this movie is that the music in it is pretty nice. It's very reflective of the era, so compard to today's Brazilian music it might sound a little cheezy, but I thought it was pretty refreshing. This movie also serves as a good introduction to what Rio de Janeiro ("hee-ew-gee-ja-nay-ru") looks like.Movie Review: ONE OF THE BEST FILMS OF 1980'S
Summary: 4 Stars
I love this movie! it is one of the funniest movies of my time Michael Caine is brilliant. His comedy in this movie is off the wall and his some what "sqaure stlye" makes his role work. He co-stars in the film with Joseph Bologna (My favorite year) Demi Moore (Striptease , St. Elmo's Fire) and the beautiful Michelle Johnson. The film was directed by oscar winning director Stanley Donen. this is a great off the wall romantic comedy about Middle-aged executive who just cant's resist the sex appel of his best friends teen-age daughter so he finally dicides to BLAME IT ON RIO. Bottom Line: Great movie with a good cast great music and fine director its fun and it never stops moveing you'll laugh from start to finish.
Movie Review: The Party Scenes Are Wild
Summary: 4 Stars
BLAME IT ON RIO is a comedy about two pals taking a holiday in Rio from their work in San Paulo. While on vacation the daughter of one man has an affair with the other guy who incidentally is her father's best friend.To make matters worse, it later turns out that her dad has been having an affair with the wife of her new lover.It is difficult to keep the mood cheerful in the midst of such a mess but the lively party scenes help to give the movie a lift.Michael Caine and Joseph Bologna do a commendable job in spite of their challenging assignments.