Our first Razzie winner, Indecent Proposal caught a lot of flak for being contrived and implausible and emotionally over-the-top, but I was honestly fine with those elements. If anything, I wish they were more prominent. That stuff is why we're here. My problem is that, once you put them aside, you start to notice how little else there is to cling to.
In particular, the overall story arc is just far too obvious. Scene for scene, it plays out in the exact way you would expect it to, from the initial hesitancy to the growing jealousy to the temporary separation. There just aren't any surprises here, which isn't good in a movie that wants to be seen as risqué and dangerous. And while the leads do provide some damage control (especially Redford, who turns this rich monster into someone strangely sympathetic, and Moore, who's really giving this her all), their talents and efforts only further illuminate the weaknesses in the writing.
This is a competent and watchable movie, and I'd argue that it's not quite as bad as its reputation would suggest, but it's also too flavourless and underdeveloped to work for me in any meaningful way.
Grade: C+
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