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Blame It on Rio

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Blame It on Rio (1984)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:2

Rotten:20

Average Rating:2.9/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: A much-planned two-family vacation to Rio begins with disaster as one husband, Victor (Joseph Bologna), deals with divorce papers while Matthew's (Michael Caine) wife decides to vacation alone... A much-planned two-family vacation to Rio begins with disaster as one husband, Victor (Joseph Bologna), deals with divorce papers while Matthew's (Michael Caine) wife decides to vacation alone somewhere else instead, leaving the two men on vacation with only their charming and adventurous teenage daughters. Confronted by so much bare young skin, confused about the state of his marriage, and swept up in the moment, Matthew lets Victor's daughter, Jennifer (Michelle Johnson), seduce him on the beach. But Jennifer's constant declarations of love and lust make keeping the affair from Victor difficult and twists Matthew into guilty knots. The surprise appearance of Matthew's wife (Valerie Harper, magnificent in a rage) reveals another hidden affair and unravels the romantic web crisscrossing between the families. [More]

Starring: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper

Starring: Michael Caine, Joseph Bologna, Michelle Johnson, Valerie Harper, Demi Moore, José Lewgoy

Director: Stanley Donen

Director: Stanley Donen

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Offputting, even at times nasty.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/17/07
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Caine looks embarrassed through the entire film, as well he might.

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10/17/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

No review available.

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07/29/07
Neil Cohen
Neil Cohen
Echo Magazine

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09/24/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

A thin, cynical calculation.

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02/09/06
Time Out

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07/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Leering, witless sex comedy

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06/21/05
Daniel Eagan
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International

More sizzle than onion rings

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03/31/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

No review available.

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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

This movie is clearly intended to appeal to the prurient interests of dirty old men of all ages.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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03/12/04
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Boulder Weekly

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02/13/04
Lori Hoffman
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Atlantic City Weekly

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11/15/03
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

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09/05/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

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06/26/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The script is too self-consciously coy to carry conviction and appears to have been commandeered from a small screen sit com.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film

Blame It on Rio is not simply humorless. It also spreads gloom.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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I'd rather blame it on the screenplay.

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04/02/03
Ken Hanke
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Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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12/01/02
Dan Jardine
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Apollo Guide
 
 
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