The Betsy (1978) Reviews

	SUSAN L.

5 out of  6  people found this review helpful

The car is not named for his daughter, it's named for his granddaughter Betsy. The sets and the settings are lush and lavish, larger than life with great taste and eye candy. The plot is fast paced, the actors all deliver and it's a movie that a guy will like as well as a girl, my husband loved the bird's eye view of the auto industry and the racing of the cars, I loved the romance between the granddaughter Betsy and the race car driver, played by Tommy Lee Jones. It is completely true to the book in every way, if you've read the book you won't be unhappy with this movie. If you want to spend a few hours watching a great drama/love story/romance...with lots of eye candy plus a few twists thrown in for good measure, you'll be glad that you rented this one!

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	JOHN B. J.

2 out of  2  people found this review helpful

This was a good movie. You have to pay attention because of the numerous flashbacks. I din't read the book and was able to to follow the movie. Great scenery, sets & acting.

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	Jared R.

1 out of  1  people found this review helpful

I was thoroughly disappointed. This was less about designing a car, and more about how all the guys could screw each others' wives, mistresses, and daughters. It was like watching a day-time soap opera.

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	James H.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

Melodramatic rubbish, but fun rubbish. Good sets, costumes and all that, very little regard for accurate period detail. Many over the top performances, but it's entertaining. A bit overlong, a little more editing would have helped out.

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	Donald G.

0 out of  0  people found this review helpful

susan had it right, a good movie. parts of the movie are missing until they do the flashbacks. would have been even a better movie with the flashbacks in the proper time sequence, unless you like flashbacks, a lot of them, and they were significant.

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