Review of Switching Channels (1988) by Dominic P — 27 Feb 2013
A contemporary retelling of His Girl Friday and The Front Page, starring Burt Reynolds (Heat, Stick, Rent-A-Cop), Kathleen Turner (Romancing the Stone, War of the Roses, V.I. Warshawski) and the late Christopher Reeves (struggling to escape the shadow cast on his career by Superman I-IV).
Supplanting a newspaper for a news channel, Reynolds is the broadcaster trying to romance his ex-wife while keeping her on a top news story while she is leaving for a new job and a new life with her fiance (Reeves).
Reynolds cheeky charm and Turners tough but vulnerable persona see them through the mildly entertaining slapstick that ensues.
This review of Switching Channels (1988) was written by Dominic P on 27 Feb 2013.
Switching Channels has generally received mixed reviews.
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