text: were long on charm. "They All Laughed" tries to coast on its good intentions, but nobody- least of all Peter Bogdanovich - has the good sense to put on the brakes.<br /><br />Due in no small part to the tragic death of Dorothy Stratten, this movie has a special place in the heart of Mr. Bogdanovich- he even bought it back from its producers, then distributed it on his own and went bankrupt when it didn\'t prove popular. His rise and fall is among the more sympathetic and tragic of Hollywood stories, so there\'s no joy in criticizing the film... there _is_ real emotional investment in Ms. Stratten\'s scenes. But "Laughed" is a faint echo of "The Last Picture Show", "Paper Moon" or "What\'s Up, Doc"- following "Daisy Miller" and "At Long Last Love", it was a thundering confirmation of the phase from which P.B. has never emerged.<br /><br />All in all, though, the movie is harmless, only a waste of rental. I want to watch people having a good time, I\'ll go to the park on a sunny day. For filmic expressions of joy and love, I\'ll stick to Ernest Lubitsch and Jaques Demy...', metadata={'label': 0}),     Document(page_content="This is said to be a personal film for Peter Bogdonavitch. He based it on his life but changed things around to fit the characters, who are detectives. These detectives date beautiful models and have no problem getting them. Sounds more like a millionaire playboy filmmaker than a detective, doesn't it? This entire movie was written by Peter, and it shows how out of touch with real people he was. You're supposed to write what you know, and he did that, indeed. And leaves the audience bored and confused, and jealous, for that matter. This is