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Post by OldAussie on Dec 3, 2019 5:27:17 GMT
Well here is THE BETSY, for anyone so inclined. I did sort of enjoy it - more than the first time, although my expectations much lower. Olivier had done Big Daddy on TV a couple of years before this - and he's still sort of doing it here as a Detroit auto dynasty patriarch. Not his worst film or performance by a long shot - but he's handicapped by two time frames to the plot, where he has to play late 80s and early 40s in age (actually Olivier was aged 70 when it was shot). I'd forgotten it was more or less marketed as "LARRY DOES BONKBUSTER SHOCK!", complete with an on the job scene with a french maid, and an incestuous affair with daughter in law Katharine Ross. Rare to see Jane Alexander in such unmitigated tosh - presumably the opportunity to work with Olivier overrode her usual good taste. Cosy John Barry score - a rather middling one it must be said. And here's the UK poster - love the tagline. THE BETSY
No way can I begin to call it a good movie but it's never dull and might even rate as a guilty pleasure. Haven't seen it for nearly 40 years and the difficult-to-find DVD seems to be pan'n'scan. I'd probably pick up a "proper" copy if I could find one.
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