And So It Goes--Directed
by Rob Reiner/starring Michael Douglas, Dianne Keaton, Sterling Jerins, Annie
Parisse/written by Mark Andrus/PG-13/ 1hr34min
Bifocal Reviews by Ageless1der Barbara Rich and The Other
Guy
(BR): This was a senior version of When Harry Met Sally, only not as good.
It was amusing and entertaining (to some degree) and very predictable. Other
than being directed by Rob Reiner, and having Michael Douglas and Dianne Keaton
together, what else can I say? I felt they really pushed the envelope when
Keaton voice was hailed as good enough to earn $1500 a week (or a month, I can’t
remember for sure, but really) in a night club. Come on now; get real. And
So It Goes had some nice scenery, which was shot on location in
Connecticut and I didn’t hate watching these fine actors for an hour and a
half, but in the end I can only give this film two binoculars our of five.
(OG): I love Rob Reiner’s films (usually). I
think Michael Douglas and Dianne Keaton are great character actors
(ordinarily), and I’m not opposed to a realistic love story, regardless of the
age demographic that is being targeted. However, the point of irritation for me
in this film turns on the term: realistic.
For some reason, the plotlines were forced to mold to too many implausible
elements, not the least of which are that Dianne Keaton is a great singer and
that a shrewd real estate agent would live in an apartment that he owns, right
next door to the woman he’ll fall madly in love with during the coarse of the
film, but whom he hasn’t noticed until his (Douglas’s) son is allowed to drop
off a young daughter/granddaughter character on his way to prison. The son
being a good hearted recovering alcoholic who is now convicted of a crime he
did not commit, but one that is needed to get the granddaughter into the apartment
complex. I’m glad this movie only lasted ninety minutes. At that, it was
tolerable and worth 1 ½ binoculars from me.
