#joel oliansky

The Competition (1981). Paul Dietrich, at almost 30 years old, is a fading piano prodigy. Heidi Schoonover is a talented young pianist with a promising future. When Paul hears of an upcoming competition that could make his career, he dedicates himself to winning.

Oof, this one really misses the mark for me. Clunky, overstuffed, and peppered with wildly unlikeable characters, especially in Richard Dreyfuss’ narcissistic and sexist protagonist, there’s not much to redeem this one. One and a half stars for Lee Remick and Amy Irving though, who do their best with not a lot. 3/10.