A similar protest could be lodged against Benson's overly ingratiating performance, which makes innocence look like a form of retardation.
It may have been nearly impossible for Benson to get an unbiased review in such an atmosphere.
His piercing manly stare that turned you instantly into everything female.
And as we know, Gere has none.
Aha, I thought -- that's why grown men hate Robby Benson, and only the little girls understand.
It didn't help that the roles in which he was cast were so unctuously sentimental.