It never bodes well for a film when, as you enter the theatre, you overhear the ticket girl say that the flick you're about to take in is "the dumbest she's ever seen." I can't complain: I received fair warning when there was still plenty of time to run for the exit, as I probably should have done when I went on my first date with my ex-girlfriend.
But I digress. Or maybe not. "The Mod Squad" is a bizarre film that, like your relationship with your ex-girlfriend, leaves you wondering just what you were thinking when you decided to waste part of your life on it. I was lured to this film by a misleadingly interesting trailer, which bears no resemblance to the actual (lousy) flick in question.
A few questions for MGM: Was there an actual screenplay here, or did the actors just make up things as they went along? Couldn't you have been the least bit creative and replaced the same old movie villains (smarmy drug dealers and suave pimps) with believably dangerous characters (like feminists and Democrats)? Did you actually think that one glimpse of Claire Danes in a black bodysuit was enough to make up for rotten acting, confusing plotline and ridiculous premise? (All right, maybe it was.) And finally, how could a company with "GM" in its name make such a lousy product?
But I digress. Or maybe not. "The Mod Squad" is a bizarre film that, like your relationship with your ex-girlfriend, leaves you wondering just what you were thinking when you decided to waste part of your life on it. I was lured to this film by a misleadingly interesting trailer, which bears no resemblance to the actual (lousy) flick in question.
A few questions for MGM: Was there an actual screenplay here, or did the actors just make up things as they went along? Couldn't you have been the least bit creative and replaced the same old movie villains (smarmy drug dealers and suave pimps) with believably dangerous characters (like feminists and Democrats)? Did you actually think that one glimpse of Claire Danes in a black bodysuit was enough to make up for rotten acting, confusing plotline and ridiculous premise? (All right, maybe it was.) And finally, how could a company with "GM" in its name make such a lousy product?