Roy Scheider as Sheila Levine Despite the charisma of taf-gai and many successful roles in action films, Roy Scheider gravitated towards intellectual cinema. Another thing is that he was rarely invited to this narrow circle. Right, well, how the producers of the middle hand could consider in this former boxer with the appearance of a Spartan warrior intellectual. And the man apparently pulled for good reason - the role of Joe Gideon in "All this jazz" put everything in its place. However, before the actor had to go through his way of trial and error.
One of the milestones on this path was the film about Sheila Levine, a modest provincial girl who came to conquer New York and shows unexpected hardness of character in difficult situations (search for work, relationships with men). As a result, she will be able to understand her goals and focus on achieving them - the more interesting will be her relationship with an ordinary intiphobe with a Mephistopheles appearance.
The film seemed to offer a calming cocktail for Republicans concerned about the sexual revolution in film. Yes, the girl will start her relationship with a man not with a discussion of lyrics, but due to her personal qualities, she will transfer everything that happens to a more serious deep level. There is something narcissistic about this concept that is more intent on pleasing sterile and contrived morality. So, despite the magnificent pickup truck at the beginning of Roy Scheider and his participation, the proposed film is nothing more than a story about the right girl who was in the wrong place and at the wrong time. In the end, it is boring. This would be blonde Milosha Forman or sexy Teusdi Weld from "the search for Mr. Goodbar."
4 out of 10