Its taken 30 years!!

I remember when this movie came out, as Chigaco had a big hit record here (the UK) because of it, and their video contained clips from the movie. Anyway, I didn't get to see it back in 1982, but finally did watch it last week...And, I have to say that it was a disappointing letdown. Mainly because the acting was so stilted, and the script underwritten. I can excuse Valérie as she had to speak English via her accent. But Hannah and Gallagher's performances really left a lot to be desired. This was surprising, as they had made movies before this one. I think that when Barbara Rush and her friend turned up in the film, they improved things quite a lot for a while, as they are two great and lively actresses. They acted the pants of them youngsters, by far. They deserved much more screen time in my view.

The film looks great, and so do the cast. There is plenty of eye candy around, and there were a few good scenes here and there, but on the whole, I think that a European director like Francois Truffaut, would've made this a much better movie. I would suggest to anyone reading this, try watching his film Baisers Volés and see how lusting after someone can be portrayed on film properly.