— Take the advice of an old man. There’s nothing like a woman, or two. They love men. Even jerks. The biggest jerk you ever knew somewhere somehow has a woman that’s nuts over him. Women are perfect. The rest is bullshit.

Havana wants to be the Casablanca of the Caribbean (…) Actually nobody gets close to anybody in this unlucky seventh collaboration between Pollack and Redford. It’s an effort so distancing that a ménage à trois between the star and two tourists has us dozing off. Pollack has not been behind the camera since Out of Africa in 1985, nor Redford in front of it since Legal Eagles in 1986, so maybe they’re just a little rusty. The lesson: Get into practice before remaking a classic. And until then, here’s not looking at you, kids. — Rita Kempley

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