T.R. Baskin (1971)

A young woman (Candice Bergen) moves from a small town in Ohio to Chicago. Stuck in a boring job and unable to connect with anyone around her, she struggles to find her place in the big city. Directed by Herbert Ross (THE GOODBYE GIRL), the movie is a major misfire. While a movie about a small town girl adjusting to life in a major urban city has potential, the film's flaw is its protagonist. She's smug, sarcastic and obnoxious right off the bat! No one likes a smart aleck, so why did the film makers think we could empathize with her? Under that smart alecky exterior, there's a lonely woman looking for something. Love? Possibly but not necessarily. But we're never privy to who she is or what she wants. We're just given her exterior. Bergen does a decent job considering that she's handicapped by the script and Ross's direction is no help. When the movie's over, we still don't know what makes her tick and how she ended up in her unhappy situation. With James Caan, Peter Boyle and Marcia Rodd.