{"id":2128,"date":"2007-01-21T14:22:05","date_gmt":"2007-01-21T21:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2023-10-06T00:06:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T07:06:20","slug":"minnie-and-moskowitz-1971","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2128","title":{"rendered":"Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like men. They smile too much. You see a lot of teeth.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Poster.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA free-spirited parking lot attendant (Seymour Cassel) falls in love with a beautiful museum curator (Gena Rowlands) who resists his advances.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross-Class Romance<\/li>\n<li>Gena Rowlands Films<\/li>\n<li>John Cassavetes Films<\/li>\n<li>Misfits<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Love<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Seymour Cassel Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nCassavetes&#8217; contribution to the ubiquitous &#8220;misfits in love&#8221; genre isn&#8217;t particularly original, but features all the best elements of this iconoclastic director&#8217;s signature style: powerhouse performances by believably natural actors, excellent use of local settings, and plenty of unexpectedly zany moments. It&#8217;s lighter in tone than his heavier works (i.e., A<em> Woman Under the Influence<\/em>, also starring Rowlands), and is probably one of his most accessible films. Unfortunately, however, <em>Minnie and Moskowitz<\/em> suffers from an irredeemably schizophrenic attitude towards its characters: as soon as we start to like someone, he or she acts horribly and loses our sympathy. Seymour&#8217;s obsessive love for Minnie, for instance, is cute at first, but quickly becomes discomfiting as he stalks her and literally forces her into his car. <em>This<\/em> is someone we&#8217;re supposed to root for? And while Seymour&#8217;s mother (played with appropriately batty energy by Cassavetes&#8217; real-life mother, Katherine) comes across as a harmlessly doting Jewish mother in her brief debut towards the beginning of the film, she unaccountably turns against her own son during a later dinner scene. Plus, these folks yell and beat up on each other like there&#8217;s no tomorrow &#8212; then quickly (and inexplicably) forgive each other. Ultimately, <em>Minnie and Moskowitz<\/em> makes for uneven viewing: you want to care about these characters (and in a way, you do), but at the same time you&#8217;re shaking your head in concern and disbelief, and feeling grateful that they&#8217;re not part of your immediate circle of friends. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seymour Cassel&#8217;s no-holds-barred performance as the love-struck &#8220;Seymour&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Seymour-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gena Rowlands as the confused yet lovely Minnie<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-Rowlands-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Good use of Los Angeles locales and streets<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/01\/Minnie-and-Moskowitz-LA-Scenes-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but fans of Cassavetes&#8217; work will certainly want to check it out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0067433\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1971\/12\/23\/archives\/film-by-cassavetes-takes-friendly-jabs.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rogerebert.com\/reviews\/minnie-and-moskowitz-1972\">Roger Ebert&#8217;s Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/73227.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t like men. They smile too much. You see a lot of teeth.&#8221; Synopsis: A free-spirited parking lot attendant (Seymour Cassel) falls in love with a beautiful museum curator (Gena Rowlands) who resists his advances. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Cross-Class Romance Gena Rowlands Films John Cassavetes Films Misfits Obsessive Love Romantic Comedy Seymour Cassel Films Review: Cassavetes&#8217; contribution to the ubiquitous &#8220;misfits in love&#8221; genre isn&#8217;t particularly original, but features all the best elements of this iconoclastic director&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2128\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2128"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92332,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128\/revisions\/92332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}