New York, New York (1977)

Saxophonist Robert De Niro meets singer Liza Minnelli on V-J day, leading to a tumultuous relationship that runs against their burgeoning music careers. From the beginning De Niro has not a single redeeming characteristic which makes for real confusion as to why the bubbly Minnelli would want anything to do with him. She’s delightful in the film which some musical moments that really shine, but the rest of the film is such a drag that every one of its 163 minutes is felt. It’s a strange thing that the theme song has become such a standard that it seems like it has existed for much longer than this film.