Paternity

Bachelor Burt Reynolds, feeling the childless pangs of loneliness, 'hires' perky, bubbly Beverly D'Angelo to have his baby--but will she win him over into matrimony? Tepid, safe, sitcom-like fluff with the star phoning in his appearance. Comedian David Steinberg directs as if he's submitting the film for possible placement on a network schedule. Reynolds, cozy at this point with his box-office clout, felt no need to stretch his acting muscles and quickly began churning out easy comedies that required nothing more from him than a lift of his eyebrow and a quizzical crack in his voice. D'Angelo walks off with the picture, what there is of it to take. * from ****