THE WAY WE WERE - Bad Fit, Bad Move, Bad Song, Bad Acting. Bad Movie

Barbara Strizand and Robert Redford star in this 1970s film about two people who should never have been a couple, but who become a couple. First of all, they don't look anything alike. She's Babs all over, and he's totally Redford. BAD FIT. But they go out anyways, break up once, get back together, get married, and then he ends up cheating on her, so she dumps him. Of course, the cheating happens in Hollywood, and I wonder if they would have stayed together if they hadn't moved to California, which in the 1970s was nothing but trouble for married couples. BAD MOVE. Another reason they had to break up was that Babs sings the entire soundtrack, and Redford sings nothing. That's not fair to him, as he's just not being heard. And all she can sing is "The Way We Were" over and over again in this really sad, whiny voice. No wonder he cheats on her, as that song would eventually drive anyone crazy. If she wanted to stay married to him, she should have at least sung a couple different songs, or even just turned the soundtrack down a bit on their lives, as it's quite annoying. For example, the song even plays outside in New York City while he's walking around - can you imagine having to live with that? BAD SONG. The last reason that they shouldn't have been a couple is that you really get the feeling that they aren't actually a couple. It's like they're faking it, and in my book, that's called BAD ACTING. When you add it all up, The Way We Were is just a BAD MOVIE. -AF