KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

AttyTude0 As everyone said, this is strictly mindless entertainment, since Harold Robbins is no F. Scott Fitzgerald. So don't expect anything high-brow. Howver, if you're just looking to kill a couple of hours you could do worse ... Though not much.Now I know I'm going out on a limb here, but Katherine Beller must be one of the ugliest, most unattractive women I have ever seen. Her face is blah and she has the body of a Smurf. And that hair! However, not all is lost as there is the stunning Lesley-Anne Down to compensate.Yes, I am one of those materialistic, frivolous people who likes to see good-looking men and women on the screen. If I want to see ordinary people I look in the mirror, thank you very much.

nicholls_les Laurence Olivier is supposed to be one of the best actors ever but in this he comes across as amateurish and hammy. He seems uncomfortable as the old pervert lusting after his grand daughter played by Kathleen Beller.Robert Duvall is good as he always is, he stands apart from all the other male actors including the over rated Mr Olivier. Tommy Lee Jones seems totally miscast. He looks especially uncomfortable in the love scenes. Kathleen Beller is very good at portraying innocent girls and is one of the few believable actors in this film.So if you are expecting a good thriller or drama from this movie you will probably be disappointed. It just falls short on too many levels.

les6969 When another reviewer here wrote 'There's only one reason to watch this film. It's not the quality of the acting or the strength - or otherwise - of the plot. Rather, it's a study in excess, and my favourite excess in this film would have to come under L for lust. Kathleen Beller is extremely photogenic and I absolutely love the swimming pool scene !' I felt a whole lot better as this is the ONLY reason to watch this awful film. Kathleen Beller is one of those incredibly beautiful women with an amazing screen presence, who never really made it in films, she is a good actress but doing dross like this probably didn't help much. Oliver is just awful, how he can be so highly rated when he cannot even carry off an American accent is beyond me, it has been said he hams it up, but if you ask me he is just a bad actor who just happened to be in some great films directed by great directors and written by great script writers. This film just shows him up for the ham actor he always was. Just why Robert Duval ( who really is an excellent actor ) did this film is a mystery. Tommy Lee Jones just doesn't fit the role and didn't really become much of an actor until he was much older. This film is one of those that is so bad you watch it because you cannot quite believe how bad it is, but the Katleeen Beller pool scene will make any normal guys pulse race I can assure you of that!

dangermouse0000 There's only one reason to watch this film. It's not the quality of the acting or the strength - or otherwise - of the plot. Rather, it's a study in excess, and my favourite excess in this film would have to come under L for lust. Kathleen Beller is extremely photogenic and I absolutely love the swimming pool scene !