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- 1979
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 1979
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Summary A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
Written By: Dan Wakefield, James L. Brooks
- 1979
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
- 1979
- R
- Paramount Pictures
- 1 h 45 m
Starting Over
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Summary A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Directed By: Alan J. Pakula
Written By: Dan Wakefield, James L. Brooks
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
64
67% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
33% Mixed
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2 Reviews
0% Negative
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There's no doubt about Burt Reynolds' skill. Starting Over finds Reynolds at a level of proficiency that approaches the awesome. [05 Oct 1979, p.B1]
Starting Over takes on the subject of marital dissolution from a comic point of view, and succeeds admirably, wryly directed by Alan J. Pakula, and featuring an outstanding cast.
While all of the acting is top-notch, Reynolds steals the show with his underplaying and understanding of the role.
Starting Over depicts an abandoned man in all his misery, and still manages to be fast and funny while it breaks new ground.
It's as if Pakula had got on a fairground horse that has gone out of control, and is undecided whether to go with it or try to stop it.
Starting Over actually feels sort of embarrassed at times, maybe because characters are placed in silly sitcom situations and then forced to say lines that are supposed to be revealing and real. When the gags do work, and occasionally they do, it's more a matter of acute social observation than good writing.
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 4 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Nominations
Writers Guild of America, USA
• 1 Nomination
