WasAnnon Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

betty dalton A male actor dresses up as a woman to get rid of his bad reputation in the movie world in order to get out of unemployment. Will he pull this trick off? That's the story of "Tootsie". Sounds silly, but it is hilarious.I remember that I saw it first back in the eighties and it was a huge box office hit then. I loved it, but thought of it as just a feelgood comedy. There is much more to this extraordinary script though. I have seen it over 10 times now and this picture is truly a great comedy classic, because after decades this movie still stands the test of time: it's got tremendously witty dialogues and has got just the right balance between over the top humor and serious acting.Director Sydney Pollack commented "No one ever laughed during the shooting of any scenes of the film. It's only funny because of its story structure."The actors are all to die for! What a cast: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray, Terri Garr. Those two last named actors came straight from a line of other comedies. Hoffman and Lange however were only known for their more serious roles. To indicate how seriously Dustin Hoffman took his role as dressing up as a woman, he made several appearances in real life to check out if people actually believed he was a woman. He passed with flying colors at his daughter's school and also during a raunchy encounter with actor jose ferrer in an elevator. (for more fun anecdotes check "Trivia" in the imdb menu) The director Sidney Pollack was at his peak of his carreer and plays a cameo role in his own movie as a grumpy movie agent. Amost all of Sidney Pollack's movies have won numerous oscars, "Out of Africa" is best known.His movies really stand out and "Tootsie" does so as well ! (By the way checkout the metacritics rating which scored 87 points which is much higher than the imdb score)."Tootsie" is really hilarious. And I mean REALLY hilariously funny. And it has got some lighthearted romance as well. The very well scripted story and the serious quality acting gives the movie the structure and believability which makes it rise out far above any other average comedy. For all of those too young to have ever seen it, please try it out, it is truly a lovely, witty, surprising and endearing modern comedy. Kids would love it. Adults would love it. Anybody would melt for the charming humor of "Tootsie". I feel so good having watched it for the 11th time...

padawanmovies (SPOILERS AHEAD) Initially I always thought this was jus a funny cross dressing flick; definitely was wrong... This movie gave insight into how genders are viewed by both sexes. It would've been very easy to downplay the directors sexiest attitude: calling the women Toots, Honey; while calling the men by their names, not allowing Julia to give her answer when asked if she wants a bagel, Jon's trying to force himself on Dorothy. It no doubt could've been a movie where being a woman was the sole basis for the comedy but there was a real subtle quality to the funniness. It allowed a man to understand the difficulties of being a woman especially in entertainment where looks r to a fault, seen as more important than talent; in addition to the comedy I believe these r the reasons this movie is viewed so positively. Two slight inquiries I have r how was he able to come up with the idea of becoming a woman so quickly and y on Earth did he agree to sleep with Sandy just bc she caught him with his pants around his ankles (he couldn't find any other justification)???Some of my favorite moments: The absurdity of being asked to walk across a stage while ur dying, the tomato scene in his agents' office, the scene where Mr. Carlisle tries to guide Dorothy out the studio and calls him a macho sh*thead (plus the great line "power makes women masculine or masculine women r ugly"; hope ppl, men mostly, don't feel that way), the part of how far could they pull the camera back to make her look attractive, the taxi scene where Dorothy's cab was swiped by a guy and she hit him with a shopping bag then threw his suitcase out before yelling thank u (lol), the way Dr. Brewster eyes Dorothy and his cue cards (haha), the photo shoot was Hilarious, when Michael pushes the mime in the park, the line "I don't like u" to baby Amy (feel that way about most babies), and of course the big finale: i don't know y the Tangiers part cracks me up and the stammering is Wonderful. It was a great reveal that really makes me enjoy this flick. Believe it's a good portrayal of gender studies since a lot of these mindsets still unfortunately exist.

spz824690 This movie is breathtaking. I was wondering when Michael's true identity come out to others. I think this is a kind of suspense movie because the audience knows that Dorothy and Michael are the same person, but other characters in this film do not know this fact. The most impressive scene for me was that Dorothy comes back home after shopping and said being a woman is tough. Michael was selfish and seemed to be poor at treating woman until he started to disguise himself as an woman. He realizes how women are different from him and how they make an effort to keep themselves beautiful and attractive by putting on makeup and dressing up. Through pretending to be Dorothy, he becomes sensitive to how Julie or Sandy feels. The scene when Dorothy tries to hail a taxi by Michael's deep voice makes me laugh. His avoiding kissing from John and dancing with Julie's father are also amusing. This is because we can see that these men do not notice Dorothy is a man and predict how their reactions would be when they know his identity.

Sameir Ali Michael Dorsey is a struggling actor. He is an acting coach, but not able to manage a role of his own. Due to situations, he dress up like a lady and appears for an audition due to financial problems. As expected, this role slowly becomes a super hit and he is locked up in the alter ego. Obviously troubles are bound up to make the situations worst for him.The movie is very entertaining. There lough out loud moments that crack at unexpected moments. A very enjoyable and one of the best comedy movies.#KiduMovie