Nice effects though.

Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Am I Missing Something?

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This a comedy that is not funny and a caper that is not interesting. The 83 minutes felt like twice that. The pitch for this picture is almost unimaginable--lets make a movie about a real estate deal and tell it through the the voice of an actress who is unwatchable. We'll waste the talents of great actors like Rip Torn and Jeff Bridges, and kill off a clutch of C- actors along the way. Bridges is a low-rent, charming bar owner who just wants his estranged wife, Kim Basinger to sign the divorce papers so he can refinance his bar. There is no chemistry between Basinger and Bridges, and the Hollywood version of funny southerners is as stale and terrible as ever. Just a rung or two up from the Dukes of Hazard. The hokey accents and music are unintentionally funny. The positive reviews are absolutely baffling.

In 1954, in Austin, Texas, the sexy Nadine Hightower (Kim Basinger) pays a visit to the photographer Raymond Escobar (Jerry Stiller) begging him to retrieve the photos he took from her since she believed that he would show them to Hugh Hefner. He gives an envelope to her mistakenly with the plans of the route of a new road instead and while she is waiting to leave his office, he is murdered bu his client. Nadine becomes the prime suspect and when her ex-husband Vernon Hightower (Jeff Bridges) visits her asking to sign the divorce papers, he sees the documents and realizes that they are valuable. While Vernon wants to make money with the documents, the powerful criminal Buford Pope (Rip Torn) chases Nadine and Vernon to retrieve the plans."Nadine" is an entertaining romantic adventure, with Kim Basinger and Jeff Bridges showing a great chemistry. Maybe the best thing in this movie is the chance to see Kim Basinger in the top of her beauty and sensuality. My vote is six.Title (Brazil): "Nadine - Um Amor a Prova de Balas" ("Nadine – A Bullet Proof Love")

This film isn't very well known, and should be, especially for Kim Basinger fans. It proves once and for all that comedy is her forte, and that she has broad range between performances such as this and her role in "Fool for Love" as a character actress, and not just a pretty face or an adequate leading lady. The chemistry between her and Jeff Bridges is like TNT and drives the film forward, and the added comic bluster of Rip Torn as the villain (and the clever script and direction by veteran Robert Benton) makes this a comic gem in the true tradition of the 1930s screwball comedies, but updated for the 1980s. If you're a fan of such films as "His Girl Friday," and would like to see what that frenetic energy and great chemistry can be like updated into the 1980s, see this movie!

This is a very cute comedy caper movie. Kim Basinger is perfect as the ditsy West Texas small town girl, and Jeff Bridges is great as her even dumber husband. Rip Torn is also good as the villain. Plot is pretty simple, but fun. I've shared this with several others in the 35+ year old class, and they all enjoyed it. Very good chemistry between the leads.