{"id":57,"date":"2006-03-09T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2006-03-09T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=57"},"modified":"2021-01-12T21:12:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T04:12:18","slug":"personals-the-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Personals, The (1982)"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Poster-202x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Poster-86x128.jpg 86w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA single man (Bill Schoppert) places an ad in the personals, and meets the woman of his dreams (Karen Landry) &#8212; only to find out that she&#8217;s already married.  <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dating<\/li>\n<li>Looking for Ms\/Mr. Right<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Peary notes, this slice-of-life romantic comedy has &#8220;moments of undeniable charm, as well as believable performances from leads who are [a] welcome change from Hollywood types.&#8221; But I disagree with Peary that the film is &#8220;almost ruined&#8221; by its &#8220;self-conscious direction&#8221; &#8212; nor do I necessarily think, as Peary does, that there&#8217;s &#8220;too much roller-skating!&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-63120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating-128x96.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/Personals-Skating-360x270.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I found this low-budget sleeper (filmed in Minneapolis) particularly appealing because &#8212; like more and more people lately &#8212; I met my husband on the internet (after a series of bad blind dates), and thus can relate to both the humor and the agony of Bill&#8217;s situation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bill&#8217;s painfully hilarious first blind date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0082898\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1983\/03\/20\/movies\/personals-in-minneapolis.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis: A single man (Bill Schoppert) places an ad in the personals, and meets the woman of his dreams (Karen Landry) &#8212; only to find out that she&#8217;s already married. 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