Review of Serial

Serial (1980)
6/10
So-so
15 October 2001
Satire on late 70s views of sex, relationships and marriage focusing on a bunch of couples in California. Good cast and some good acting (Martin Mull is hilarious and Christopher Lee is surprisingly good at comedy) but not a good movie. The script is only so-so...there are scattered laughs but most of the jokes are unfunny and fall with a thud. Also if you don't have a good knowledge of the late 70s or lived through it (like me), most of the jokes won't make sense. Also there's evidence of a LOT of pre-release cutting--the film is only 86 minutes, many scenes end abruptly, certain things are mentioned that we're not aware of and (for some reason) a gay motorcycle gang is thrown in...and then nothing is done with them! Plays like an R-rated sitcom. Also contains some mild homophobia. Almost worth seeing for the cast...ALMOST!
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