Let It Ride Reviews

1989

Rated:
70
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Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar bet, marking the beginning of a .. Read more

Starring	Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, David Johansen, Jennifer Tilly
Director	Joe Pytka
Genres	Comedy

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Critics' reviews (3) of Let It Ride
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The National Lottery it isn't; this fickle finger of fate isn't pointing at quite so much money. But gamblers may recognise the twitches of anguish exhibited by Richard Dreyfuss as the symptoms of a compulsive chancer whose life depends on a long shot at a Florida racetrack. Others may recognise the twitches as symptoms of overacting. Those with supporting roles, such as the long-suffering Teri Garr, are more in control, but it's a very dislocated sort of movie. Screenwriter Nancy Dowd saw it, decided that all bets were off and insisted on a pseudonym: Ernest Morton. Oh, well, some you win, some you lose.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Although a straight-to-video special in Britain, this quirky farce has its moments and the often underrated Dreyfuss... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
A comedy that limps along for most of its length.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006
Most helpful members' reviews (3) of Let It Ride
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Simple - Easy Going Feel Good Movie

Easy Saturday night movie. All of the characters work well and if you know anyone who bets on the horses there is a lot to make you laugh.
- - A customer from Newark Notts
  - Posted 08 May 2004 14:36
not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............
- - RW from Hants
  - Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:13
Feel Good Movie

Every bit as good as when I first saw it. A good star cast very funny. Dreyfus is brilliant and Coltrane as the bookie is as funny as ever. Predictable but good one for the boys night in, even if just to see Jennifer Tilly cheering the horses home.
- - A customer from Hull, England
  - Posted 20 Jan 2006 11:26
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0 out of 1 person found this review helpful

not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............
- - RW from Hants
  - Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:12
not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............
- - RW from Hants
  - Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:13

Simple - Easy Going Feel Good Movie

Easy Saturday night movie. All of the characters work well and if you know anyone who bets on the horses there is a lot to make you laugh.
- - A customer from Newark Notts
  - Posted 08 May 2004 14:36
not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............
- - RW from Hants
  - Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:13
Feel Good Movie

Every bit as good as when I first saw it. A good star cast very funny. Dreyfus is brilliant and Coltrane as the bookie is as funny as ever. Predictable but good one for the boys night in, even if just to see Jennifer Tilly cheering the horses home.
- - A customer from Hull, England
  - Posted 20 Jan 2006 11:26
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Don't be put off (especially if you are a gambler!)

I really don’t understand all the bad reviews for this one: I like it a lot! Richard Dreyfuss is always good value (in my opinion) and I think this one is funny and quite charming. I think the negative reviewers have missed the point – this one isn’t meant to be all that realistic – it is a sort of fairytale – a ‘what if there was such a thing as a perfect lucky day?’ and ‘would a life-long loser have the faith to make the most of it?’ Okay, the acting is a bit over-the-top but it’s done for comedic effect! Why is okay when Jim Carey does it? Gamblers' especially, will find a lot that rings true! Thoroughly recommended!
- - A customer from New Milton
  - Posted 25 May 2008 23:38
The only film I've ever rated this low

Sorry it's not like me to give such a low rating but I scarcely got past the opening credits of this turkey. Sad to see Richard Dreyfus reduced to this because I always used to respect him as an actor - prefer to remember him opposite Marsha Mason in The Goodbye Girl, doing his hammy actor turn as Richard III, blissfully funny...
- - A customer from London
  - Posted 05 Jan 2009 15:43
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful

not one of Mr Dreyfus's best

Only fair plot line - but with desperate US overacting - what ever happened to subtlety..............
- - RW from Hants
  - Posted 07 Jun 2005 09:12

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Critics' reviews (3)
The National Lottery it isn't; this fickle finger of fate isn't pointing at quite so much money. But gamblers may recognise the twitches of anguish exhibited by Richard Dreyfuss as the symptoms of a compulsive chancer whose life depends on a long shot at a Florida racetrack. Others may recognise the twitches as symptoms of overacting. Those with supporting roles, such as the long-suffering Teri Garr, are more in control, but it's a very dislocated sort of movie. Screenwriter Nancy Dowd saw it, decided that all bets were off and insisted on a pseudonym: Ernest Morton. Oh, well, some you win, some you lose.
- Radio Times
- Posted 29 Jan 2006
Although a straight-to-video special in Britain, this quirky farce has its moments and the often underrated Dreyfuss... read more on Time Out
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
A comedy that limps along for most of its length.
- Halliwell's Film Guide
- Posted 02 Mar 2006

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  Like most small-time compulsive gamblers, cabbie Jay Trotter (Dreyfus) tends to lose whenever he bets and has promised his wife Pam (Teri Garr) that he's given up betting at the track. But when he gets a tip on a sure thing the following weekend, he's sure he can't lose. He wins on a fifty dollar ...