Tucker - The Man and His Dream

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Summary: A GREAT STORY OF A GREAT MAN WITH A GREAT IDEA
Review: THIS WAS AN INSPIRING STORY OF WHAT A MAN WITH A IDEA CAN ACCOMPLISH. WONDERFUL HUMOR AND A DELIGHTFUL STORY LINE THAT CAN BE ENJOYED EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT A CAR BUFF.

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Summary: Hold on to that dream
Review: Tucker is one of the most beautiful films that was made during the eighties. It has a boundless optimisim streaking through the entire film Some very interesting scene transitions also occur and many of them are extremely memorable. But beneath this surface Optimistic streak there is something darker and the film is almost Capraesque in the fact that it shows the depths that man can sink whilst linking it simultaneously with the heights that he can reach. Jeff Bridges is excellent in the title role and his renditions of Hold That Tiger almost seem to have tinge of madness as they get increasingly frenzied. Martin Landau is also fine in a role that he was Oscar nominated for. The film has a very interesting feel to it. You will either love it or hate it,I must put myself in the love it column, It gave me a buzz just to be near this sort of optimism and I wish that more films left me with this feeling. It gives you hope that even though the big boys will always try and eliminate the little man justice will nearly always be served. I hope that this film makes you feel the same way that I did.

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Summary: Glad to see this film being recomended
Review: TUCKER was a much under-rated film at the time of its release. Jeff Bridges was excellent and the story was compelling. The costuming was great too - quite stylish.

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Summary: Brilliant.
Review: What other movie has ever had such a true title? "Tucker: A Man and His Dream." Although the movie is very sympathetic towards Preston Tucker, and given his portrayal, rightly so. Although the actual history behind Preston Tucker and Tucker Automobiles may be different, this movie is an underrated masterpiece. Brilliantly directed, wonderful casting, and an inspiring story to boot; this movie is a wonderful movie for anyone with a dream. "...It's the dream that counts..." Says P. Tucker, right after a beautiful speech to a jury. Although, sadly, the dream never comes true, it's still a movie for the visionary.

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Summary: Provocative and inspiring
Review: Wonderful movie and its stature is bound to increase over time. The movie captures the optimism of the immediate post-war era through its rapid pace, colour and music. At times threatening to succumb to a sense of gloom and foreboding, the movie, like the man, Tucker, never does. It moves from the story of a "man and his dream" to the larger issues of innovation and creativity against the protective mechanisms necessary within society. Anyone who works in computer technology today is bound to see parallels.

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Summary: Could have been written by Ayn Rand
Review: Yes folks, America was then, and is now, as corrupt as we all think it is. Preston Tucker, as portrayed by the film, courageously tries (and fails) to defy big business and big politics to follow his dream of building a gorgeous, brilliantly engineered, truly revolutionary car. He's a modern Howard Roark, not bothered by what others think, attacking any obstacle put in his way, pursuing his own ideas at any cost. There's a great deal of truth to the auto industry colluding with politicians to squash him rather than fairly compete with him. I'm suspicious though, that the true motives of he and his business partner, a convicted bank defrauder (deftly played by Martin Landau) to sell stock and dealerships, was underplayed by the film to maintain Preston as hero. The film manages to move along briskly throughout, with great imagery and a tightly-integrated, 40's-ish score, and doesn't sell out to any unnecessary romantic stories to get ladies into the theatre. All in all a very good film, worthy of several viewings.