BREEZY

title: BREEZY

year: 1973

cast: William Holden, Kay Lenz

director: Clint Eastwood

rating: *1/2

Not sure what’s more unrealistic: a teenage hippie girl instantly falling for an old William Holden, who doesn't resemble his younger self… or even a distinguished version of how he once looked. Or the initial reluctance of Holden to accept this ever-willing free-spirited babe into his house and heart. Directed by Clint Eastwood without any signature style, save for wide-angle landscapes reminiscent of his first directed project, the entertaining PLAY MISTY FOR ME: polar opposite of this pointless male-fantasy melodrama. Kay Lenz, as the title character, looks too old for a teen and William Holden seems far past a midlife crisis. Eastwood himself would have fit better in the role. But the dull script, a breezy ride without any drive, is the real problem.