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Directed by Sidney Lumet...
...scene may not be original, but it certainly is promising. A very chic heroine (Ali MacGraw) follows a well-dressed man (Alan King) into Bergdorf Goodman and proceeds to slug him repeatedly with her purse. All hell breaks loose in the department store, and it seems that Director Sidney Lumet will transport his audience back to the glory days of Hollywood's glossy romantic comedies. Maybe MacGraw and King are no Lombard and Gable-or Day and Hudson-but at least they seem intent on having a good time. Just Tell Me What You Want looks...
...purpose. Indeed, Jay Presson Allen's screenplay reels around like a drunken sailor. From moment to moment, Just Tell Me is a somber and confusingly plotted story of corporate power struggles, a syrupy account of a love triangle, and a sloppy satire of show business-rather like Lumet's Network. There are still some bright moments, but they are separated by flaccid, poorly connected scenes that go nowhere at great length...
Directed by Sidney Lumet; Musical Direction by Quincy Jones
...That Lelouch is at it again! His camera dips and swirls and flip-flops, but it didn't move as much as I did--shifting in my seat. This is a slight mystery made intolerable by technique. Maybe he should have directed Network, and given Cat and Mouse to Lumet...