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DVD : Starting OverIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Burt Reynolds, Jill Clayburgh, Candice Bergen, Charles Durning, Frances Sternhagen directed by: Alan J. Pakula  Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Brand: REYNOLDS,BURT EAN: 9781415711828 Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 1415711828 Label: Paramount Manufacturer: Paramount Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Paramount Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 21, 2005 Running Time: 105 minutes Studio: Paramount Theatrical Release Date: 1979 Sales Rank: 32563 MPN: 097360123944 Related Items: Editorial Review: Description: Phil Potter (Reynolds) is a low-key, contented magazine writer who tries to put his life back together after his wife (Bergen) opts for independence as a singer-songwriter. Wacky nursery school teacher (Clayburgh) tries to help him surmount the emotional hurdles, but it's rough as he's still hung up on his ex-wife. Amazon.com: Until Boogie Nights, this film had stood for almost two decades as the best performance Burt Reynolds had ever given. In a criminal oversight, he was denied an Oscar nomination, perhaps because it came in the middle of his action-movie winning streak. Directed by Alan Pakula from a script by James L. Brooks, the film cast Reynolds as a newly divorced man struggling to cope with single life in the city. But a blind date (initially misconstrued by the woman as a mugging) leads to renewed hope in romance when he and his new lady friend (Jill Clayburgh) actually seem right for each other. But before he can make a commitment, his flighty ex-wife (Candice Bergen) bounces back into his life to make him miserable all over again with her flirtatious indecisiveness. Wonderfully acted and observed; a highpoint is Bergen's attempt (as the world's least talented singer-songwriter) to seduce Reynolds with one of her off-key tunes. --Marshall Fine Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Candice Bergen should've been a singer . . .I'm kidding. Her singing is horrible in "Starting Over"--but intentionally so. Her wonderful self-centered character is supposed to be a rotten singer--and her scenes with Burt Reynolds are comic gems. As for Mr. Reynolds, he's never been better--not even in "Boogie Nights". This is his best performance. You really feel for his character in this film as he tries to start a new life after he and his wife (Ms. Bergen) break up. And then there's Jill Clayburgh, one of my favorite actresses of ... Read More Rating:  - Good, but not quite good enoughIt's part of movie lore that Burt Reynolds' career hit the toilet the moment he decided to do Stroker Ace instead of Terms of Endearment, but what people forget is that his previous collaboration with James L. Brooks, on the Alan J. Pakula-directed Starting Over, didn't exactly set the box-office on fire. At the time industry pundits claimed it was because he shaved his `tache for the film (no, really) but in retrospect it's probably more because this often feels a bit like a superior Lifetime TV ... Read More Rating:  - Hard to believe this is the same Burt Reynolds we know today.I must admit, I've had this DVD for well over a year sitting in my very small Burt Reynolds DVD collection after picking it up in a 4 for $30 offer being unable to find anything else. I finally decided to watch it and what a surprise this turned out to be. This is a very low key performance from Burt Reynolds. I can't say much more about this movie that has not been said below. I will say that the chemistry and comic timing as noted by other reviewers is seamless. Whether it was a decision by the ... Read More Rating: - STARTING OVER - BURT'S BEST?This well crafted comedy features stellar performances by its 3 top-billed stars, Clayburgh, Bergen and Reynolds; the true surprise here was the low key acting by Burt Reynolds, who plays a humble, insecure magazine writer, recently dumped by his spouse, and testing the dating waters with Jill Clayburgh, among others. Supporting roles by Charles Durning, Frances Sternhagen and Austin Pendleton round out the cast and (they) contribute to the warmth and pathos of this comedy. Phil Potter (Reynolds) ... Read More Rating: - Burt Gets Serious. Kinda.To call Burt Reynolds' performance in this offbeat romantic comedy "Oscar-worthy" is a bit of a stretch, but it was definitely a step out of the norm for him. In fact, it was a step out of the norm for most of the key talents involved; director Alan J. Pakula was better known for eerie mysteries like "Klute" and "Presumed Innocent," while the character that Candace Bergen plays bears no resemblance to Murphy Brown or any of the brassier roles we've gotten used to seeing her in. Here, she is Reynolds' ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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