Altman chose a site just a couple of miles from my home in Lake Bluff, Illinois for the location of the mansion in this film. So naturally I was very interested in how it would turn out. The director's touch is unerring here. I was very quickly drawn into the subtley of its approach. He surprised me once or twice with outrageously funny moments. Lauren Hutton is a delight. Less overt storytelling than in the better known Altman classics perhaps, but no less an artfully crafted film. The ending is a quite effective. Worth multiple viewings, this one could sneak up on you.
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