Hal Ashby's star burned for a very short time, but it was bright for his first few films. Harold and Maude (7), The Last Detail (7), and Shampoo are all daring, intelligent, iconoclastic works. Outstanding performances here by Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, and Jack Warden. Curiously, Lee Grant is the one who received the Oscar in this film, and she is good, but certainly no better than anyone else. Oscar's are rarely logical or just though.
This film is truly a 6 1/2, being just a bit below Ashby's previous two movies, but I'll give it a 7 for its gutsy, realistic dialogue.
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