Movie Review Being There

Being There

Chance likes to watch....TV.... Some consider this bizarre film a classic and I've heard it helped Shirley MacLaine restart her waning career. Peter Sellers leads as a confused man who grew up in a wealthy household tending to the garden. His patron dies leaving him with nothing and nowhere to go. He wanders the streets until hit by uber rich Mrs. Benjamin Rand. She takes him in and introduces Chance to her sickly husband.

Everyone mistakes Chance's name as Chauncy Gardner and start viewing his horticultural tips as profound musings. I still don't know how I feel about this movie. On one hand, it's superbly acted. On the other, the plot leaves me baffled. Bits are laugh out loud, but most of it is subtle.

Check it out on DVD in Bandon, North Bend and Dora. VHS copies are in North Bend, Coquille and lakeside.

IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078841/

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