Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Roman Sampson One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

pyenme Spoiler Alert... I saw this movie years ago. Loved it enough to get the DVD. Hadn't watched it in several years. Got it out last night - and I had forgotten how much I enjoyed this movie. I am a sucker for "impossible" love stories - most of which don't end happily (The Remains of the Day, Brief Encounter, etc.) - so finally one that does! This film could have degenerated into something really awful, but Clint Eastwood as director kept it true and on course. With the exception of a couple corny "hip" terms used, like how Holden "dug" things about his ex (true to the era, but they age badly) - this is a well-made movie about how two wildly different people (age not withstanding)can find things in common emotionally. I love William Holden - he is a real actor, subtle but clear in how he creates this character. While I found Kay Lenz a little over the top sometimes, she evolved into the right foil for Holden.I know some are made uncomfortable by the love scenes, but Eastwood gave just enough for us to know what was happening without being graphic. Not sure some of the nudity from Lenz was necessary, but I can see how it showed us her free spirit and willingness to be open even when it might not be in her best interest (like Bruno, the guy who took her in but couldn't even remember her name the next morning...). I am glad this movie has received more accolades since it was first released. I recommend it for anyone who needs something a little bit more healthy and positive in a world of "Fifty Shades".

Sam D Having grown up near the settings of this film, and during its year, 1973, I always like to see LA, as it was, not the way it is today. Many of you have commented on both the silliness of the plot,and that it did not look genuine, and that is true. Miss.Lenz plays an uncanny and absolutely flawless portrayal of young women of LA, particularly of the Canyon. So genuine is her portrayal of this, that it does add to the film's authentic side.Mr Holden's overall acting, is great,and the footage of LA, in the early 70s,is fantastic, and relevant. I would not exactly call Breezy a hippie girl, due to the fact that 1973, was the absolute last shred of that culture, and the concept of Angelinos as actual hippies, is debatable. She is sweet, yet entirely deceptive, and quick to judge people. We were horrified at the nude scenes, not knowing this in advance, and fast forwarded them, plus it did not make for anything accurate. I did not care for the characterization of all the middle aged women. Disturbing, in that there is no love shown; way too much age difference, and a bizarre personality of Breezy's character. But good acting by both, and a real period piece.

jarrodmcdonald-1 I think the reason this film stands out to me is because I was drawn into the story despite my wanting to like it. I vehemently dislike it where men are considerably older than their latest conquests (in this case, a 35 year age difference) and I was not in the mood to see it play out in BREEZY. But it was Bill Holden's thoughtful characterization of this older man that captivated me. He plays it coolly and somewhat detached, but we can see glimmers of sentiment and a need to connect with another human being coming through at key moments. I consider this Holden's most conscious acting in all his films. Every nuance and mannerism is perfectly placed.I read that Holden did the film for the money, but you do not get the sense that this is just a job for him. He is a masterful performer and he is putting his all into the role, and I appreciated that. I appreciated how I could be so convinced to like a story I normally would not like. Holden worked his magic on me with this one.

Baron Ronan Doyle Ever the Eastwood fan, I came to Breezy as a lover of the director's modern work, not very familiar with his earliest efforts. With his career as a major star still in relatively early days, it was interesting that he should opt not to cross in front of the camera as with his first two helmed films.A free spirited counter-cultural youth, Breezy is a girl who cruises through life with whatever resources she can manage to encounter. Fleeing the car of a man attempting to take sexual advantage of her, she finds herself at the home of middle-aged real-estate agent Frank Harmon, and each gradually comes to be attracted to the other.A man becoming ever more known for his roles as tough western heroes, Eastwood's decision to direct a film that he not only would not star in, but would be a romance, must have come as a surprise to many. His debut, Play Misty for Me, was of course a romance film of a sort in itself, and one which Eastwood safely captained, cementing his position as a top emerging director as well as a star capable of taking on more than just one set type of role. Nevertheless, the concept of something like Breezy coming from someone like Clint can't help but encourage one to raise an eyebrow. First things first: the leads. A well-known star in the autumn of his career, William Holden was at this time no stranger to roles as romantic lead, though his age had seen few of these roles come his way in recent years. Her first significant role, Kay Lenz was almost entirely unknown, a young girl faced with the monumental task of sharing the stage with one of Old Hollywood's biggest stars. Both rise to the task expertly, the respective cynicism of age and vibrancy of youth combining to create a wonderful chemistry wherein you completely buy the slow romance of these wholly different people. Frank is a functional member of society—albeit a divorced, lonely, and embittered one—while Breezy seems to stand entirely against it. Her clothing is colourful and lively, his gray and drab. She is a sociable, friendly, and cheery character, he a loner who seems content to recede into his hilltop home (incidentally, Eastwood places Holden with the sea in the background and Lenz with crowds behind her to emphasise this, a wonderfully subtle touch). It is the differences between these characters which draw them to each other, and indeed to us. Their relationship, despite its unlikeliness, is entirely believable and endearing, encouraging us to root for them and will them together. Naturally difficulties are encountered, the film teases us and never quite allows the characters to connect as completely as we'd like, and the emotions we invest are played with.An unconventional love story which examines other issues such as counter-culturalism and becoming old, Breezy is a surprising film from a surprising director. Demonstrating himself to be as skilled behind the camera as he is before, Eastwood gives us an engaging and interesting romance that draws us in with the charisma of its leads.