Title: Cheesy&#65533;but sleazy!
Review: Jackie Susann didn't like the way Hollywood handled her Valley of the Dolls (she hated the upbeat ending they gave it), so she took control of The Love Machine. It's got the action and camp you want and expect from a JS story--and it lacks the sugar and spice you don't want from a Hollywood piece--but it's missing something viewers quite often take for granted: production values. Its cheesiness shows. Heck, that may even make it a better flick.Anyway, who wouldn't want to see Dyan Cannon having a cat fight with a couple of queens? Or the robotic but handsome John Phillip Law belt an Amazon (as in tall) hooker unconscious? This and all the while poking fun at the television industry.The movie didn't leverage the "you're a Don Juan because you're really gay" theme that the book did, and the movie suffered from it. All in all, it's a pretty fun movie while you're enjoying a tall cocktail.
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