Thats not what synthesizers are for.
Whenever I found myself starting to enjoy act three that damn synthesized song came on. Now I am not denouncing Burt Bacharach’s genius. Nor is this a spur against Rod Stewart (although I am far from a fan.) The fact that the song is required at 95% of all weddings, bar mitzvahs and every middle school dance I can remember, is a fact that I assume doesn’t help. It would even be more tolerable if the music cues were actual string instruments, be it violin, guitar, piano, harp, anything. Hell a banjo would have at least made me laugh. But Nooo. It’s the early eighties and we now have synthesizers. We must only use them. It’s the way of the future.
I only realized in retrospect that I even lowered my rating because of “That’s what friend are for.” (shudder) It was a very enjoyable movie otherwise. Winkler does a fantastic job through his character’s transition. It’s always fun to watch Keaton be Keaton. This is the only time I recall liking Shelly Long in anything. And as proven repeatedly, Ron Howard knows what he is doing. But the score must go!
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