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Harry and Tonto
The odyssey of a senior citizen and his pet cat, evicted from a condemned New York apartment house and drifting calmly and philosophically through a lucky succession of piquant events and characters, becomes a sort of Easy Rider or Five Easy Pieces for the geriatric crowd. As handled by Paul Mazursky, this bittersweet comedy is about one dose of bitter to every four doses of sweet. Art Carney plays with great restraint, as unexpected as it is welcome. Not much is asked or gotten from the cat. Not much is gotten from most of the scenes or settings either, as this typical road movie, soon dissatisfied and antsy, follows the urge to see what lies over there, and over there, and over there. 1974.
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MPAA Rating: R
