The above Kurt Russell is still a stealthy masterpiece

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The above Kurt Russell is still a stealthy masterpiece

Released in 1987, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn In the sea is not a critical darling, as evidenced by its Rotten Tomatoes 46% rating and the IMDB score of 6.9/ 10. However, as the years have passed, it has become a bit of a comfort watch, as well as a cult favorite with a story that touched hearts. A more in-depth examination of the film reveals that it is much more than the average ROM-COM, and it has defined several future films in the genre. In the sea Represents a curious love story between Dean Proffitt, a modest carpenter, and the heiress Joanna Stayton, who is in Loggerheads when they meet for the first time on her luxury yacht.

Joanna refuses to pay Dean for her work on the boat, and he goes into a breath, promising to obtain a return on investment, and the return on investment comes. One night, when Joanna’s boat leaves the shore, she falls over board while looking for her wedding ring, and neither her husband or her crew indicates. She loses her memory because of a shock, and when nobody comes to pick her up, she is taken by Dean in a rather comical way. While In the sea With original (and questionable) bits, he actually has a lot of things that work in his favor. Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s Rom-Com may not be very well evaluated, but he continues because he did something good.

Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn’s performance and chemistry are dazzling

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In the sea has a little risky premise, because Dean claims to be the husband of an amnesia woman, with the intention of making her work for free for him. He convinces Joanna that she is his wife, calls her Annie and told her that she has four children with him through various photographic manipulations. While Joanna resists at first, she slowly begins to take care of Dean and her house. However, there is no doubt that the intrigue as a whole has a certain goosebumps. However, almost four decades later, the film took a curious life after death.

It has been adapted on several occasions to Hollywood and around the world, and has become a must-see of weekend marathons and cable television reruns. It is clear that the main reason is natural ease and chemistry between Hawn and Russell, which give convincing performances of their respective characters. The perfect cast is what makes this Rom-Com so successful. Hawn walks on a stiff rope between caricature and humanity as Joanna and Annie, capturing the two meticulously during the film.

As Joanna, she is exaggerated, haughty, vain and snob, full of disdainful snacks and the delivery of world -class dialogues. She is a billionaire heiress, completely disconnected from the real world, and she makes the public almost hate her from the moment she walks on the screen. On the other hand, when Hawn goes from the arrogant Joanna to Annie, she is completely different: always powerful, but lost about who she really is. It is heartbreaking to see her adapt to a reality that she has never seen, and that she said that she has done domestic work all her life. Slowly, she comes and learns to love Dean’s children as hers, and be his wife in every sense of the word.

Likewise, Russell also goes through evolution, but his is much more subtle. At the beginning, he was rough, insensitive and immature, leaving his children in disorder as he tries to make money. His plan to encourage Joanna to be his wife and his unpaid domestic slave was also questionable, and he did not seem to have moral objections until much later in the film. However, his softer side shines as he works for his children and feels guilty for having manipulated Joanna.

Its naughty charm and its tired vulnerability, twinned with the impeccable comic game and timing of Hawn, transform a story that could have been grotesque into a comedy overlooked with great heart. The push-power dynamic between the two characters is electric and fun, and when they are aligned, there are fireworks. Puting these two together in a Rom-Com like this is a genius in itself.

Roddy McDowall and Goldie Hawn in Overboard 1987

The reason why In the sea The time transcends is that it has a solid basis of themes and ideologies under the apparently fun and soft plot, and it is one of the funniest satires on the market. It can be comically exasperating to look at Joanna living in her bubble, where the cupboards are only made to cedar, but it is also a revealing comment on the fracture of the class of the time. The 80s saw an enlarged abyss between the rich and the working class, as the latter had to be done without food and basic accommodation, while the rich appreciated excessive wealth. This was clearly obvious here, where Joanna saw the renovation of her closet in an emergency, then denied Dean his salary after doing an honest job.

His dilapidated house, her peanut butter sandwiches and jelly and his beaten truck were a contrast that gives thought with the yacht and the massive staff of Joanna. Forcing Joanna in Dean’s world was a typical inversion of privilege, where she was stripped of the wealth that protected her from the consequences of her actions. She feels helplessness and then becomes resilient and joyful when she goes forward. It is only when she is forced to live a working class life that she begins to appreciate the humanity of the people she had once rejected.

The satire here is not at all subtle, the rich being represented in an almost comical way. Through the Slapstick humor and a twisted romance, In the sea sneaks into a social message in almost two hours of back and forth. Joanna herself goes through a change when she lives life on the other side, learning to enjoy smaller things and interact with everyone also, whatever their social class and their position.

While Dean barely goes through a transition, Joanna’s redemption is absolute and very satisfactory to watch. She reaches her real authentic self once she will come out of her little world of privilege.

Even with a doubtful heart, Overboard is a beloved film

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell during a scene in late 1987

It is difficult to ignore the central premise of the film and how far it is for Dean to enjoy a woman as he did. Even if she had wronged him in the past, that has not authorized her to use it as unpaid work and lie to her about her husband. They even became intimate because of this lie, which was very morally disturbed on the part of Dean. None of this can be refuted, but In the sea continues to have a lasting appeal. Whether it is the fantastic comedy (some of the dialogues are incredibly clear) or the dynamic and rapid rhythm of the film, it has become a classic in its own right despite its obvious faults.

The real love of Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell spread in their game, and the way they bounced back from each other were fun to watch. They clashed, fell for each other, then compromised to find themselves through chaos for a triumphant and romantic end. Likewise, the film also offered a certain depth in its buffoonery, which was deeply satisfactory to look for fans. The rich and the poor come together is a pure fantasy, and it was this In the sea offered.

In the sea is also a time capsule for a very romantic era, the 80s, which is why it has become a nostalgic watch that fans greatly appreciate. Of course, there are obsolete shades, but it largely offers an excellent escape with major themes below all this. Partly the comedy against, partly melodrama and partly tale of fairy, this romance is not conventional but which focuses on reinvention. Joanna finds a new goal, a new love and a real joy when she loses her memory and finds herself with Dean; Even a return to luxury no longer makes its content. The film is a mixture of charm and discomfort which is soft and weighing at the same time, and these paradoxes are what keeps it constantly entertaining.

Thus, although he did not obtain intense critical praise or success at the box office, he found a renewed appreciation, long after his release, as a nostalgic hit which follows a different formula. In the sea Works its magic slowly but surely, and that is why the Kurt Russell Rom-Com and Goldie Hawn is so memorable to date.