Tuesday, September 17, 2024
I was about 20 years old when I saw “All That Jazz” and I loved it. I wanted to be Roy Scheider’s character — I envied his commitment, passion and charisma.
For years I wondered whether I had missed the point of the movie, but it occurs to me now that I got the point of the movie. The life that Scheider’s character lives is seductive. A deal with the devil only works if the devil offers you something that is supremely alluring.