Absolutely amazing

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

In NYC, Jack Jericho (Robert Downey Jr.) is an unabashed pick up artist. He spends his time chasing after every girl on the streets. Alonzo Scolara (Harvey Keitel) is gun wielding criminal. Flash Jensen (Dennis Hopper) owes him money and his daughter Randy (Molly Ringwald) has to pay. Jack has no long term relationships other than his grandmother and Randy is even more reluctant. She's a museum tour guide and he's a grade school teacher. He becomes obsessed with her.This movie struggles to find the rom-com feel. These two actors are the most likable actors of that era. They have a nice back and forth banter. The scary criminal gambling story doesn't really fit. The tone is all over the place. The old fashion music doesn't fit either. I would really have loved RDJ and Molly Ringwald in a more straight forward rom-com. Jack is a rather horrible character. This seems to be written for older worn-out characters. James Toback is simply not the rom-com type.

This movie keeps you watching, it's definitely not Oscar or Golden Globe material - it is simply a light hearted film meant to entertain you.The plot could have been sewn together a little more tightly as there are a few holes but nothing beyond the viewers understanding. However, it is a lighthearted, romantic comedy. The dialogue is fresh and new for the time it was made, and I would go as far to say even now. The wit and banter is commendable and during serious moments it is soul baring and honest.Acting of course, Robert Downey has never given a bad performance, he always own the characters and leaves you in awe. Dennis Hopper- same for him, he's a great actor for a reason. Molly Ringwald .. never been a fan.. she's very one dimensional as an actress, always seems to have one expression for anger and pain.Overall I say it's worth watching just for RDJ. It was his first lead role.

Very cute. Although Molly Ringwald is generally a fairly decent actress, it's hard to give her too much attention with Downey taking center stage. Robert Downey is, as always, terribly charming. This and possibly only this, makes the movie enjoyable. Unfortunately the film generally over-reaches. It's not a complex plot; Downey is a compulsive womanizer who is eager to add Ringwald to his list of conquests until she turns him down. Downey then becomes obsessed with her and follows her around trying to convince her to give him another chance. Along the way he finds out that she's in trouble with loan sharks. They gamble to get the money in time and miraculously win. Still, she turns him down claiming that they're no good for each other. For the grand finale she changes her mind the next day, deciding that even though they're bad for each other they should give a relationship a go anyway. The film attempts to be a light romantic comedy yet still have complex characters. Ringwald does have some great moments but on the whole cannot pull off the bitchy-insecure character. Rather than developing the story properly, there are several concepts that seems to be haphazardly thrown in such as Doweny's friend at the diner,the wealthy Columbian obsessed with Ringwald, Downey's grandmother and the Elvis singing mugger. I imagine it could have been a very good film if they had simply made it longer and developed all the characters properly. Still, I've seen much worse. If you want something light with Downey at his most charming you'll enjoy it.

Robert Downey Jr. is husky and young and wiry as a streetwise ladies' man who does more striking-out than scoring, but his attempts are colorful (you can sense he turns women on just by attempting); Molly Ringwald is a good screen-match for Downey playing sassy tour guide whose alcoholic father is in trouble with the mob. So far, so good--and early on director James Toback displays a sweet, screwball side that was never apparent in his works prior to this--but, unfortunately, the convoluted script gets all gummed-up by the second-half, and the leads go back and forth with each other so much that it all becomes fairly ridiculous. Some pre-release dubbing was obviously done to cover the saltier dialogue passages; it looks sloppy, but that's nothing compared to listening to Downey and Ringwald having sex (what was she in real-life, 17?). These two look good together but are far too young for this scenario, which is by turns cartoonishly sordid and melodramatically soapy. *1/2 from ****