At thirty-two, the lifelong lifeguard faces the question, indelicately phrased by his father, "When will you ever grow up?" The crisis comes in concert with his embarrassing fifteen-year high-school reunion and a prosperous old pal's tantalizing offer of a job in a Porsche dealership. The movie arrives, by and by, at an existentialist conclusion, but it doesn't struggle and suffer in getting there. This slight, no-sweat movie provides a few select details of the lifeguard's workdays and considerable elaboration of his leisure hours and his feminine "fringe benefits." As the central figure — aloof, easygoing, self-satisfied, and deeply tanned — Sam Elliott is, if it's not an insult to say so, ideally cast. And on the whole, the movie is extremely easy to take, thanks to its careful avoidances: no heavy dramatics, no heavy dialectics, and no moments of truth. With Anne Archer and Kathleen Quinlan; directed by Daniel Petrie. (1976) — Duncan Shepherd
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