The Man Who Loved Women

This remake of François Truffaut's 1977 comedy misses out on Truffaut's subtext that delves into the nature of love and instead simply recounts the sexual and romantic exploits of David, a sculptor who is an incurable womanizer (Burt Reynolds). In order to come to grips with his obsession for women, ...more

The Man Who Loved Women would have been better off if it had pretended to be an original film rather than a remake of François Truffaut's vastly superior original. At least then, a viewer would not be constantly reminded of how Truffaut and his collaborators created a film that had something important and personal to say about male-female relationships. Blake Edwards, although an accomplished farceur when he wants to be, has none of the insight or depth of Truffaut, and as a result his Man is ...more