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Touch of Class, A

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Touch of Class, A -- London-based American executive (George Segal) and a British career woman (Glenda Jackson) meet, a love affair ensues and then the man's vacationing wife, kids, and in-laws return unexpectedly bringing all the inevitable and predicatable complications that follow. Director Melvin Frank's central problem is that his stars don't seem very comfortable as a romantic couple, a feeling many will share about a comedy whose theme is adultery. Frank tries to keep it light and witty but, after a tasteless bedroom scene, the froth goes flat and only a stale aftertaste remains. Some scatological epithets. (A-III) (PG) ( 1973 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.