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Dominican Rep. Barefoot in the Park
16,968
Romance. Comedy
Master of Broadway comedy Neil Simon adapted his hit play about a conservative young lawyer and his off-the-wall bride for this warm film classic. Robert Redford is Mister Straight. Jane Fonda is his new wife, who dedicates her life to the pursuit of fun. As the ecstasy of the honeymoon gives way to the reality of setting up housekeeping in a five-flight walk-up, the harmony of marriage turns to comical discord. The mother-in-law ... [+]
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"A thoroughly entertaining comedy delight about young marriage" | POS |
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"Nothing special, but it's a decent example of a vanished genre—the small character comedy" | POS |
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Time | "Barefoot in the Park is one of the few plays to be reincarnated on-screen while playing on the Broadway stage. Happily, it loses little in transition." | POS |
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"The movie is full of physical details that I found impossible to believe." | NEU |
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"It's handled well by director Gene Saks, who keeps the humour flowing and maintains a lively pace" | POS |
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"Almost amusing in a harmlessly, pleasantly stupid way." | NEU |
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"It's hardly a strong plot for a movie, but Neil Simon inserts just enough sparkling dialogue into this adaptation of his Broadway hit, to keep boredom from ruining this kooky film." | POS |
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