5/10
the wheeler dealers
7 February 2023
Let me add my agreement with the the majority of the reviews below about this mediocre Kennedy 60s sex/business comedy. Just an uninspired job all around, from the mirthless dialogue by George Goodwin (from his novel) and Ira Wallach that takes clumsy swipes at broad targets such as NYC restaurant religion, art gallery pretension and Wall Street non ethics, to direction by Arthur Hiller that is, at best, borderline sit com in style. And if by chance you at any time fall under the misapprehension that you are watching a film rather than glorified TV, then DeVol's annoyingly cute, perky music will jolt you back to reality.

As far as the acting goes Garner is on "Maverick" autopilot pretty much throughout while Lee Remick, in a comedy, shows why she is a great dramatic actor (Of course, it doesn't help that she is given none of the very few good lines in the screenplay). The supporting cast is pretty much forgettable when it is not idiotically offensive (as in the three obnoxious Texas dwarves/oilmen). And speaking of offensive there is the great Hollywood liberal Garner's referring to Mexicans with a racist slur. Let's give it a C.
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