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George Segal's character, so unlikable

posted 9 years ago by MarthaMyDear2
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Love this movie, watching it now for the first time, but George Segal's character is a real louse. I've seen other films with similar subject material (Faces, Husbands, etc.), but I felt not one bit of sympathy for this man's plight. He has a bad attitude, treats everyone poorly, especially women (and his daughters). Treats other men badly. To enjoy a film even with a protagonist as unlikable as Segal's shows the expertise of the director.

Love seeing the 1970's locales, fashions. I was the little girls' age when the came out in 1970. :)

Martha Clark
Austin, Texas

[–] PussyCrusher_Principal 9 years ago

Yeah, he was a nasty guy. There are a couple scenes where I thought he might be put-upon, like with his neighbor, that pain in the a--, but Segal's character has a sense of entitlement like few Everyman characters I've seen. This guy thinks every woman, married or not, is his to do with as he pleases.

Life is like this, but I thought Eva Marie, already in her mid forties, looks better than every other girl on the film, and way better than the two he was cheating with.

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[–] Washingtonnative (2613) 6 years ago

Agreed, she sure looks gorgeous in this movie. Brooks sure is a total stupid jerk!