The 4th Tenor
Long-suffering comic Rodney Dangerfield (Caddyshack,Back  to School) stars in this cinematic fairy tale about a New York  restaurant owner named Lupo, a cynic who suddenly falls madly in love  with a tempestuous singer (Annabelle Gurwitch). She spurns him, saying  she can only love a man who can sing great opera--so Lupo sets out to  learn and falls under the sway of a couple of Italian con men who promise  to teach him how to sing. But when he is given a role in an opera, his  voice turns the audience into an angry mob. He flees and ends up meeting a  buxom young widow (Anita De Simone) with a family secret that can give  Lupo the voice he desires--but will it give him Gina?The 4th  Tenorstrives for a gentle, magical tone. Fans of Dangerfield may  enjoy the movie as the comic's last hurrah; others will find him far too  old for the part. His spirit yearns, but his flesh is weak.--Bret  Fetzer