JasparLamarCrabb Following his breakthrough role in BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE, Elliott Gould appeared in a flood of movies (four in 1970 alone). There were some masterpieces like MASH, THE LONG GOODBYE and later THE SILENT PARTNER as well as dismal flops like MATILDA and THE DEVIL AND MAX DEVLIN. MOVE falls somewhere in between. It's certainly not a great movie, but it has enough worthwhile things to offer to make it an entertaining expose of urban angst. Gould is a writer (apparently of soft-core porn) and dog walker trying to move from one apartment to another in a very uncooperative NYC. His flights of paranoid fancy, often tinged with black-humored surrealism, lead him to drift from his loving wife (the great Paula Prentiss) and get involved with a ditsy model (Geneviève Waïte). MOVE is a funny and often cringe-inducing experience as Gould gets himself into various uncomfortable fixes, often resulting in him stripping his clothes off. There's terrific chemistry between Gould & Prentiss and the direction by Stuart Rosenberg (as director of the likes of MURDER INC. and COOL HAND Luke, he was NOT known for a light touch) is fine. Waïte comes close to stealing the film as the elfin Brit who gives Gould a real going-over.

quinlanhank Move is a treat. At the time of its release Elliot Gould was just reaching a his first cycle of over exposure and most people missed this movie completely. It is in the same tradition of self conscious movies as "You're a Big Boy Now" and others that came out during the late 60s. The difference is this movie is intelligently written and directed and it gets better as it progresses as opposed to falling apart and resorting to slapstick like most zany movies do at the three quarters mark. Gould perfectly captures the o.c.d. craziness of his character and Paula Prentiss as usual is terrific. The only flaw in this film is I would have loved to see at least one more scene with her. All the supporting characters are scarily great. I do not want to give the whole story away. See it!

shino I read someone once say that "films like _Move_ destroyed Gould's career in 1 and a half years." Maybe, maybe not, but _Move_ is really not a bad film at all: a bit counter-culture, but not obnoxiously so.Gould is an intellectual New Yorker whose fortunes have led him to walk dogs in central park, and to author pornographic literature to make a living--a self-described "scatological existence." Prentiss (in a straight role) is his long-suffering wife, who watches as he suffers a mental breakdown. This film is of interest to Prentiss fans as it was her first big role in 5 years of eschewing Hollywood. Genevive Waite is the ditzy model Gould meets in the park.Perhaps the film's greatest drawback (to us men, at least), is Gould's penchant for dropping his trousers to reveal an inordinately hirsute physique.When all is said, its a film with its own charms, and the ending sweetly closes the story.

shepardjessica This little-known 1970 film (the year Gould cranked out about six) actually has some interesting social comments to make, but NOBODY ever saw this flick. I saw when it was released, mainly because of the lovely and talented Paula Prentiss, and Gould I liked from B&C&T&A and M.A.S.H. (same year) and the strangely beautiful Genevieve Waite was in it. Gould basically plays a plodding scumbag who doesn't deserve the life he has (which he is clueless about), but he's really too old (even then) to be trying to find himself in that turbulent time period.A 4 out of 10. Best performance = Paula Prentiss (wonderful). This is better than I LOVE MY WIFE (another unknown Elliott movie from that year), but it doesn't follow through with the Gould angst of his character. 1970 was a great year for films (especially the unknown ones), but this condescending and fake-brooding, but if you're interested in that time period (especially film wise), check it out for curiosity's sake.