1990 - TEXASVILLE, sequel to The Last Picture Show

A return to the citizens of Archer City which had been the location for The Last Picture Show.  Peter Bogdanovich is once again directing this sequel to probably one of his greatest critical and popular successes.  However this time a very meandering script which Bogdanovich wrote pretty much sabotages the film.

One of Bogdanovich's strengths as a director was his ability to work with actors.  He hasn't lost his touch.  The film is well cast with some of the old gang from The Last Picture Show back in their original roles.  

 

Again, the problem is they kind of drift through a near plot-less picture.  It's hard to tell exactly what is going on half the time and it involves some knowledge of the previous film to sort of understand anything that happens. Bogdanovich seems to struggle to mix the not very funny comedy with the drama.

Another commercial disappointment for a director whose career really went downhill after Paper Moon.  This film is overlong and at over 120 minutes just goes on and on, Bogdanovich wrote the screenplay for this film.