Review of The Toy (1982) by Gary Arnold for Washington Post — 15 Aug 2005
The Toy, starring Richard Pryor, is a coarsened American remake of a deft French comedy of the same title, which starred Pierre Richard and passed this way five or six years ago. Fluctuating wildly between facetiousness and solicitude, the new version never comes close to reproducing the sane, lightweight charms of the original.
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This review of The Toy (1982) was written by Gary Arnold and published by Washington Post on 15 Aug 2005.
The Toy has generally received mixed reviews.
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