The Competition is a bad movie. Amy Irving is good, but something is off with Richard Dreyfuss in this film, and it isn't just the terrible hat he wears in every scene; his makeup (or plastic surgery?) seem off. His cheeks are weirdly filled. It's very strange.
Anyway, the worst part of this movie is not him. It's Lee Remick, who gives a kind of grande dame diva performance for an audience of no one at all. It's really odd and makes no sense.
The script is bad, too, I don't mind saying.
The only redeeming element here (aside from Irving, who is good but surprisingly boring) is Joseph Cali, who plays a smaller part and is captivating in every scene.
This was the first film made by Joel Oliansky, who wrote and directed The Competition. He never made a second film.
