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Her Alibi

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Original title

Her Alibi

Year

1989

Running time

88 min.

Country

United States

Director

Bruce Beresford

Screenwriter

Charlie Peters

Cast

Music

Georges Delerue

Cinematography

Freddie Francis

Producer

Warner Bros.

Genre

Mystery. Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Tom Selleck is mystery writer Phil Blackwood and William Daniels of TV's St. Elsewhere fame is his long time best friend and editor Sam. Blackwood hasn't had a bestseller in some time and has been living on his reputation to long. He needs something to break his writers block, and he may just have found it in beautiful Romanian Nina (Paula Porizkova). He meets the accused murderer in court, watching trials for inspiration, and decides to become her alibi.

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Awards: 1989: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Actress (Paulina Porizkova)

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Critics' reviews

"For such a clumsy and likely-to-be-panned comedy, Her Alibi has its moments - more, certainly, than its painfully silly trailer suggests."

Mike Clark: USA Today
"With his teddy bear appeal, it's not surprising that there was more magnetism between Selleck and the Baby in "Three Men" than there is between Selleck and grown-up babe Paulina Porizkova"

Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
"Would it be more interesting to listen to the actors talk at lunch than to hear them run through this script? Yes, it would."

Gene Siskel: Chicago Tribune
"A romantic comedy with enough gimmicks to fill a dime-store thriller -- see Tom almost get run over; see Tom fall in the pool; see Tom get an arrow in his rear."

Miami Herald
"He’s a mystery writer, she’s a mystery; and it’s also a mystery how TV fodder like this manages to get the high-gloss, top-talent treatment at studios."

Variety Staff: Variety
"It is certainly elegant looking , but 15 minutes into the action the thrill is gone and director Bruce Beresford seems to have no clue as to how to find it."

Sheila Benson: Los Angeles Times
"Endless, pointless and ridiculous (...) This movie is desperately bankrupt of imagination and wit, and Tom Selleck looks adrift in it."

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
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