No one saw it in the hopes of seeing a great performance out of Michael Caine -- who is, IMHO, one of the most seriously overrated actors of the last generation -- or due to the cinematography and setting. They were hoping to see hot young actresses naked (and, probably as much to the point, hot young actresses eager to sleep with middle-aged men). That much the film delivered ... at least where 17-year-old Johnson was concerned, Moore having an uncharacteristic fit of shyness. Anyone expecting anything different from Blame It On Rio ought to have their heads examined. What the heck else did you think it was going to be about?
As it happens, I recall Roger Ebert's comment at the time that Michelle Johnson was on track to become the next Bo Derek -- which in retrospect did Johnson no favor by the comparison -- and possibly she should have been, but the Just Say No era turned into a bad time for overt hedonism. Johnson has had tolerably steady work since, but most of it's been TV movie bit parts and direct to video.
5/10
As it happens, I recall Roger Ebert's comment at the time that Michelle Johnson was on track to become the next Bo Derek -- which in retrospect did Johnson no favor by the comparison -- and possibly she should have been, but the Just Say No era turned into a bad time for overt hedonism. Johnson has had tolerably steady work since, but most of it's been TV movie bit parts and direct to video.
5/10