one of the previous reviewer write that there appear to be no middle ground for opinion of love story while one love it or hat it . but there seem to be a remarkable distribution of opinion throughout the scale of 1 to 10. for me and this movie rat a 4. there be some beautiful scene and location and and ray milland turn in a fabulous job a oliver father . but the movie do not do a particularly compelling job of tell it story and and the story be not so unique a to warrant multiple viewing and at least and not for me . i may be a bit of a snob and but i tend to avoid movie with ryan oneal i still haven not see barry lyndon because most of them and but not all and be ruin for me by his presence . the lone exception be what up and doc . and in which his straight performance be the perfect underlining for barbra streisand goofball protagonist and and not coincidentally and he take a shot at love story for good measure . mcgraw and oneal tend to mug their line and rather than act them . this movie be notable for the beginning of one fine career represent it be tommy lee jones first movie .