Review of Fade In

Sweepingly photographed in most attractive color by Bill Fraker and charmingly scored by Ken Lauber, this is a delightful little romance enhanced by gorgeous helicopter shots of the on-location Moab terrain and charmingly acted by the entrancing Barbara Loden, giving another totally convincing performance, even though the character here is a long cry from her essay in "Splendor in the Grass". Burt Reynolds and the rest of the players also do fine work. Despite the array of directorial talent (maybe including Miss Loden herself or perhaps even husband Elia Kazan), the film jells together extremely well. Its two fascinating backgrounds (Moab and movie-making) add up to excellent production values. In all, this is a movie to enjoy again and again!