The Main Event
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Movie Reviews of The Main Event
Movie Review: the main event
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked the movie way back when and was excited to see it on dvd. Totally 80's movie but I still like itMovie Review: main event
Summary: 3 Stars
I am a new fan and wanted to get all of Babs movie....it was funny...not as good as "whats up Doc " but enjoyable nonetheless.....enjoy!Movie Review: What's good about this movie?
Summary: 2 Stars
That's a hard one to answer. I did smile once or twice, but even Barbra's most ardent fans will struggle to like this lame effort. The trouble is that there's nothing clever about it. So anybody who likes 'What's Up, Doc?' and thinks, Great, another Streisand/O'Neal movie I will enjoy, well, think again. Ryan O'Neal tries to be cute, but it looks like it's hard for him. Barbra's character is confusing: she starts as a high-powered business woman, but later in the film slips into 'vulnerable silly woman' character half the time. What's going on?
And do we need another movie with endless scenes of boxing? No doubt they needed something to fill up the empty spaces in the plot, between the embarrassing 'that would NEVER happen' bits that spoil so much comedy.
So what's good about this movie? Well, if you like Barbra Streisand, you get to see her, albeit with probably her worst ever hairdo. If it was anybody else, I'd give this one star, and grudgingly.
Movie Review: Slight and forgettable but watchable enough
Summary: 2 Stars
The Main Event is a not particularly funny star vehicle reuniting Barbra Streisand and Ryan O'Neal as a broke perfume mogul and the hopeless boxer who is her sole remaining asset. It's no What's Up, Doc?, but it's pleasant enough, coasting on the stars' likeability and offering just enough funny moments for you to feel you're not entirely wasting your time. However, the vintage making of documentary on the DVD (which includes a lengthy deleted scene) really gives away how much times have changed, as O'Neal and the screenwriters make genial lighthearted jokes about wife-beating...