Review of Myra Breckinridge (1970) by Richard L — 22 Oct 2015

The only reason to watch this movie is to see the uber-hot Raquel Welch in her prime. She's was perhaps the hottest looking female film star of her era. Or any other. Otherwise, it's a waste. Rex Reed, who at the time was nothing more than a film reviewer, somehow got cast as one of the main characters.

And he masked his dreadful lack of acting ability by a phoned-in, "I'm so above all this" attitude in the movie. The movie came across as something dreamed up by a transgender who wanted everyone to think he was so cool and ahead of his time, with tons of "Hollywood insider" references and gags, as well as some intentionally shocking (for the time) scenes to prove how cutting edge he was.

But it came across as a pompous piece of crap. Except for Raquel. Who was gorgeous.