The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Times Square
Drama · Music · 1980
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.
Movie details
Times Square
“In the heart of Times Square, a poor girl becomes famous, a rich girl becomes courageous, and both become friends.”
1980 Drama · Music 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
When a 13-year-old girl befriends a defiant antisocial child of the streets, the mismatched runaways set off to the Big Apple to find their own adventure.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Times Square?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Allan Moyle
Written by
Allan Moyle · Leanne Ungar · Jacob Brackman
Tim Curry
Johnny LaGuardia
Trini Alvarado
Pamela Pearl
Robin Johnson
Nicky Marotta
Peter Coffield
David Pearl
Herbert Berghof
Dr. Huber
David Margulies
Dr. Zymansky
Anna Maria Horsford
Rosie Washington
Court is in session
Put Times Square on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.