It's the day before the 1968 election of Richard Nixon. George Roundy (Warren Beatty) is a popular womanizing Beverly Hills hairdresser. He is tired of salon owner Norman and wants to start his own place. His meeting with the banker goes badly. His actress girlfriend Jill (Goldie Hawn) is conflicted about going to Egypt for a job. His sex partner Felicia (Lee Grant) recommends his business to her unsuspecting husband Lester (Jack Warden). Lester has an affair with Jackie (Julie Christie) who happens to be George's ex and Jill's friend.
These are self-obsessed needy people. George especially is not appealing. Warren Beatty has the pretty bad boy persona which only adds to the sad nature of these characters. From his first outburst against the banker, it's hard to root for George. He is always distracted by the next pretty thing. This does have an interesting short scene with an unknown straight-talking Carrie Fisher as Felicia's rebellious daughter Lorna. Overall, I don't want to spend two hours with these people. The movie could have savaged these people and their lives but it fails to push the envelop. The talents are top-notch but I don't care about these characters enough to like this movie. They are also not ugly enough to hate. It's probably trying to connect them to the Nixonian era.
These are self-obsessed needy people. George especially is not appealing. Warren Beatty has the pretty bad boy persona which only adds to the sad nature of these characters. From his first outburst against the banker, it's hard to root for George. He is always distracted by the next pretty thing. This does have an interesting short scene with an unknown straight-talking Carrie Fisher as Felicia's rebellious daughter Lorna. Overall, I don't want to spend two hours with these people. The movie could have savaged these people and their lives but it fails to push the envelop. The talents are top-notch but I don't care about these characters enough to like this movie. They are also not ugly enough to hate. It's probably trying to connect them to the Nixonian era.