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www.filmcritic.com - : Suffering through 129 minutes of Barbra Streisand's absurdly over-the-top performance in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever almost makes you forget the borderline ingenuity of the plot and the subtle smoothness of Yves Montand and Jack Nicholson, who all but steal the show from the in-your-face Babs. (Montand is a hypnotist who falls in love with one of Streisand's past lives -- if that makes any sense at all.) This was Vincente Minnelli's second-to-last film, hardly the highlight of his storied career. more...
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www.thecinemalaser.com - : Personally, I really like ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER ($15). Now despite my liking of the film, I recognized that ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER is not a wholly successful enterprise. Coming at the time when movie musicals were going out of fashion, some consider this film something of a white elephant. However, there remains plenty to admire about the production. Leading lady Barbra Streisand handles the story’s comedic aspects with aplomb, while director Vincente Minnelli’s deft touch can be felt all over the period section of the film. Of course, both the modern and period sections of the film benefit from Harry Stradling’s wonderful cinematography. more...
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