Oh, Lobo, lone hunter! . I wonder why the stories of cinderella have such colossal magnetism. Why is it so breathtaking to turn a worm into a butterfly, an ugly duckling into a beautiful swan? Is it not because we give free rein to our inner Cinderella, merging with the hero in our fantasies and transforming with him? Or, perhaps, because watching the transformation process and the subsequent happy end release megatons of romantic energy, trigger a long-lasting emotional uplift and subconscious, but persistent belief in the miracle. That anything is possible. That our happiness is in our hands.
That’s why I’ve watched this comedy three times over the past week and continue to feel the almost daily need to watch it again. Outside the window is a wet November, but from this film blows so warm, so warming soul and heart positive that, having looked to the end, I want to run it again.
Uncomplicated plot is embodied simply and with taste. With a very good, delicate taste. And above all, this taste manifested itself in the unmistakable selection of actors. Each of them, like a gem, sparkles with its own individual brilliance, deftly and accurately weaving into the fabric of the film, creating a charming, unique ornament. And the brightest light here, of course, is the star of Steve Guttenberg.
I was ill with Gutenberg twenty years ago after Bedroom Window thundered in theaters. But how pleasant this relapse turned out to be, how great it is to once again allow yourself to be charmed by this sunny smile, this ocean of male charm! And, to be honest, it was more difficult to perceive handsome Guttenberg not in the form of the fatal macho Lobo, but in the form of the horror that he appears at the beginning of the film. Shake hands with makeup guys! The image of a monster with a heart of gold is always win-win touching, and if, in addition, under the beneficent influence of love, it gradually sheds its monstrous guise and shows us a stunning handsome man hidden under it with the same golden heart, when the appearance comes into accord with the inner content - who can resist here? Nobody.
And how brown-eyed brunettes can be blue-eyed blondes! Remember, at least, the unforgettable Kirk Lazarus from “Soldiers of Failure”. But it is, by the way. One way or another, the portrait of Lobo Morango (or Maranga?) settled on my desktop, marking the now almost lost spirit of romantic comedy, girl’s dreams of a beautiful prince in a coarse jacket, with an earring and on a bike.
Does it take much for this transformation? There are only three things: desire, incentive, and the good fairy. As a good fairy in our case, the loving sister of the Glavhero is an energetic optimist, a clever writer, a dog who ate all sorts of “Prices of Passion” there and brilliantly proved that romantic heroes and romantic relationships can be not only in books. Shelly Long is an actress, albeit secondary, but bright and gifted, creating memorable images.
And young Kyle McLoughlan? He's just designed to be a seductive asshole! Sweet Jamie Hertz, who began with the roles of pretty schoolgirls, with her partner makes a beautiful couple, quite harmonious and aesthetically high-quality.
In general, this film creates such a bright and cheerful mood that I would prescribe it as a medicine for depression, melancholy and PMS. And also those who believe in the imminent end of the world suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome or from unhappy love. Look into the clear and blue eyes of Lobo, a lonely hunter, and let your heart beat in a joyful and life-affirming rhythm.
10 out of 10