Picking Nits
Mitch's Mets allegiance; Ed's young wife; Bonnie choosing Phil; Curly's shallow grave; the refund celebration
In the discussion (10)
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- Mitch's Mets fandom is the number one nit: at seven in 1959 the Mets did not exist, and nobody that overwhelmed by the Yankees would switch; the explanation offered is a Mets donation to Comic Relief, plus Mandel and Ganz being Mets fans.
- Nobody flips out like this at 39; it should be about 46, when mortality kicks in, which draws 'I beg to differ.'
- Helen Slater's character carrying on alone after her friend cancels is doubted, countered that it is more believable in 1991 without cell phones.
- Bruno Kirby's character being married to a 25-year-old lingerie model while running a sporting goods store is called absurd, after a nod to his alpha look.
- Helen Slater's character choosing Phil, about to be economically destitute after sleeping with a 20-year-old, is troubling.
- Curly was not buried nearly deep enough.
- A favorite: everyone cheers the ranch owner's refund after one guide dropped dead and the other two tried to kill them.
- The Mets hat still can't be gotten over.
- The centrality of baseball, like arguing Clemente versus Aaron, is called wild and antiquated, but also something enjoyed about the movie; today they would argue NBA player empowerment and Kyrie.
- A skipped nit: Helen Slater's character and Phil never interact before leaving together; she is probably reckless.