2/10
Love Has Many Faces-Boredom in Acapulco *
29 May 2008
Warning: Spoilers
Miserable film about older women seeking the pleasure of younger men.

Let's face it, Lana Turner looked like an old hag here and being married to Cliff Robertson in the film made it appear that the latter was nothing more than a gigolo. Ditto for Hugh O'Brien, who is horribly miscast here.

The idle rich live a completely dull, frustrating life here. They sit on the beach and drink all day to drown out their misery.

When a guy looked over by Turner kills himself, his girl friend (Stephanie Powers) comes to investigate and soon falls for Robertson. O'Brien, a friend of Robertson, has his own designs on the Turner character as well.

Wasted here are veteran actresses Ruth Roman and Virginia Grey, both playing middle-aged women in pursuit of younger men. The guys look absolutely ridiculous besides them. In addition, Grey wears a hat worn by older women in Brighton Beach Brooklyn during the summer.

The film is slow moving and lacks any interest whatsoever.

The ending with the bulls is most appropriate since the film is a lot of bull itself.
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