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# Accidental Tourist [VHS]

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Lawrence Kasdan adapted Anne Tyler's novel into this mopey comedy which, oddly enough, took the New York Film Critics Circle's best picture award (a case of strategic voting getting out of hand). William Hurt plays a depressed travel writer struggling to come to terms with his son's death. He buys a dog for companionship, then hires an eccentric dog trainer (Geena Davis, who won an Oscar for her role) to teach it to behave. She, in turn, teaches him to reconnect to life. But as he is beginning to admit his feelings for her to himself, he is blindsided by the return of his estranged wife (Kathleen Turner), who attempts to rekindle their marriage. A muffled, low-key affair--so low-key that it sometimes seems positively stationary. --Marshall Fine

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Beautiful acting and writing
  

*by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2020*

Everyone in this film is fine, but bless William Hurt for completely inhabiting this damaged, shut-down character and then making him slowly blossom and grow.  This is a delicious performance and should have received more notice.  It's unlike anyone else he's ever played.  Geena Davis shines in a challenging role--she's warm, decent, and spontaneous; everything the Leary family is not.But the score should have won a razzie for worst film score.  Syrupy, uninventive, safe, soporific, and mercilessly repetitive, this score by the always-overrated John Williams is exactly the last thing this movie needed.  Such a shame.  The film is worth watching anyway.

### ⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A Well Done Drama
  

*by J***N on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2020*

“The Accidental Tourist” is a 1988 movie directed by Lawrence Kasdan and based on a 1995 book by Anne Tyler.The story  is based in Baltimore. A guide book writer, Macon Leary, played by William Hurt, who tells businessmen how to be comfortable in their travels and feeling at home as much as possible, has lost a child, Ethan, when he was about twelve years old, to pointless gun violence a year before. He has been distant from his wife Sarah Leary, played by Kathleen Turner, and this has made her want to live in her own apartment and get a divorce. Macon has a publisher, Julian, played by Bill Pullman and an eccentric sister, Rose Leary, played by Amy Wright.  Macon has a dog who was beloved by his lost child, and who he is devoted to because of this. The dog can bite, so he has a person in charge of a kennel who also works on animal behavior work on the behavior of the dog. This is Muriel Pritchett, played by Geena Davis. Muriel has a son who is fragile and about seven. She has been divorced. Macon does well with her son and a relationship developed. Macon is reluctant to totally commit.  The movie doesn’t drop any themes. The haunted thoughts about Ethan and the progress of the dog. and the strong feelings towards Sarah are not forgotten. There is a lot of eccentricity in the movie especially from Muriel and Rose, but it remains pretty reasonable. The story is good in terms of not being contrived. I would call it a sweet but unsettled story.

### ⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Not as good as I had hoped.
  

*by C***E on Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2020*

A good idea executed poorly. Hurt's character is wooden, bland and lifeless. Kathleen Turner leaves then, predictably, comes back later. Her character only exists to create the pull back for Hurt's character. She is devoid of any character, life or interest and Geena Davis' character is rather odd and flat. She immediately starts flirting with Hurt the moment they meet and constantly goes after him. she's supposed to be quirky and loveable but she came across quirky and annoying. Why she just goes after hurt so aggressively is never explained or built up to she's just all in for him and hurt doesn't seem to be all that devastated when his wife, kathleen turner, ups and leaves him because their kid died, I wanted more to dive into from all three characters but it was all surface level and not much explanation given to any of them. When hurt has to go to paris for his work and geena follows him, this is after she and hurt started a relationship and hurt's wife makes her return into his life, it comes across as obsessive and stalkerish more than a play for love. This was a great idea that needed a few more rewrites to give our stars more depth. Not a bad movie but I felt it lacked depth for us to really relate and sink into.

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