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He looks like an old grandpa hitting on young chicks


Tom Selleck is a good looking guy, even at 70, and was probably considered a "hunk" by many women back in the day, but today he looks like a gramps in the scenes with women a third his age. It's kind of creepy. In that scene where he's watching his young 20s female assistant walk in her tight dress, he looked like a dirty old man. No chemistry in their scenes together. What would she see in an old alkie like Jesse Stone? His character should have romances with women no less than half his age, like in their 40s at least.

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Sure he looked, didn't you?

But the woman he went out of his way to see was Thelma played by Gloria Reuben who turned out to have a new boyfriend. Gloria Reuben is over 50.


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Probably? Tom Selleck was an international sex symbol! This is the first movie however where I think he's finally showing his age, and moreso hear it in his voice. However, it's not exactly lecherous. Young women and old men hooking up is quite common. The character of Stone isn't just a stud, he's a very intelligent man with a great track record of helping out damsels in distress and putting away scumbags, showing strength and determination, and a slight sense of humor to boot. That is very sexy, especially in a small town, and being a lonely alcoholic just makes him more appealing cause he's damaged goods, making him something of a mystery. No young woman courting Jesse, I think, would have any delusions of fixing him or a happy life. They just want to be in his orbit for a while and see what makes him tick.

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For men age doesn't matter, money does. Not the same for women.

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He looks great . . . for 70. But, yes, I had the same thought.

I really hope they don't continue in that vein. It's what I didn't like about the last few films Eastwood's been in. The "lady's man" is shown to be still pursuing AND being pursued by women young enough to be their daughters.

Give it a rest already.

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Agreed

I'm not saying always but young women in great shape don't want a old man unless he's rich.

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The bit with him watching Amanda walk across the room to the key pad (and she accentuates her walk, and sway, knowing he is watching) goes back to the previous episode when her character is introduced.

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I thought the same thing. Hitting on Sydney I could see. It's almost like the young women as teasing him.

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