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John and Mary (1969)
Rate:
2
Viewed:
6/25
6/25:
Ugh!
Who the heck finds Mia Farrow attractive? My goodness...she's so ugly that Frank Sinatra must have been drunk
out of his mind to marry her in the first place. They were twenty-nine years apart in age. That's why he had
to come up with a stupid excuse to break it off with her pronto. Ditto for Woody Allen who cheated on Mia
Farrow with their adopted daughter.
Like oil and water, Dustin Hoffman and women don't mix. He projects the image of a creep who likes to molest
them in the dark, preferably after they've been drugged and are passed out. No wonder why Dustin Hoffman got
slapped with sexual harassment claims decades later. Look at that awkward embrace on the movie poster.
John and Mary? Ha! It's more like Raymond Babbitt and Rosemary. What a ridiculous pair Mia
Farrow and Dustin Hoffman make. She wears way too much makeup while he looks natural. There's no story at all;
the screenplay sucks even more with pointless flashbacks. 92 minutes is mostly spent on whether Raymond and
Rosemary should give each other a chance or move on after their one-night stand.
Personally, I couldn't care less. Since Raymond and Rosemary have decided to stick together after all, I give them
six months at best before they break up. In the meanwhile, good luck to Raymond with Rosemary's baby. If they
do ever get married, I can see a sequel on the horizon, and it will be called Babbitt vs. Babbitt.
All in all, putting Dustin Hoffman and Mia Farrow together in a romantic film is a mistake of the century.