From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!ihps3!ihnss!knudsen
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Officer & Gentleman mini-review
Article-I.D.: ihnss.148
Posted: Thu Sep  2 12:49:39 1982
Received: Sun Sep  5 03:41:33 1982

How nice to see a movie being discussed AFTER I've seen it,
instead of months before!  My wife and I saw AO&AG 3 weeks ago and
both thought it was fine, and are relieved that stories of love
among somewhat "normal" people are still made occasionally.
I haven't seen anything of this type this good since "From Here
to Eternity."
We agreed that the theme of this film is selfishness -vs- un-s'ness,
(exemplified by the two girls) and the evolution of Zach Mayo
from a strictly self-contained person to a concerned lover and friend
who can no longer tolerate selfishness in others.
Excellent "liberal arts" flick.  (I try to see all the sci-fi
and submarine movies, usually, but this was a welcome change).

Nobody has commented on how well-made AO&AG is -- good photog
captures the mood of the area, editing is tops, and the PACE
is excellent -- except for one sex/love scene, I never found a
scene that lasted too long or a spot where the story-flow
bogged down.  As for predictability (someone complained about earlier),
you do learn what to look for after the girls talk on the ferry boat
about trapping a man, but you have no idea how far it will go
or the ultimate results.  I was quite surprised several times
by plot twists.

The acting, particularly the Black DI, was superb too.
	mike knudsen	ihnss!knudsen