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In the end, what director and actor create is a subtly satirical yet never vicious tone that has a delicacy not often found in American films. They can mock the excesses (of behavior and expectations) of a radicalism past while retaining a decent respect for its just social criticisms and youthful idealism. At the same time they can note the inertness of a massively materialistic society without be coming shrill and off-putting about it. In short, there is a welcome and unexpected maturity of outlook in this little film that is extraordinarily attractive no matter where you happened to stand during the '60s or how you feel about the way things are going in the '70s. Above all, it provides the most agreeable moviegoing experience in months.