I gave it a 2 for Russell's 'assets'!

I usually can find enough redeeming qualities in a movie to rate it a 5 or 6 at least. I am not hard to please as a critic. This one totally sucked. The acting was horrible. The movement of actors during scenes was awkward and the dialogue was choppy.

Then there is the script and plot of the story itself. Contrived? Convoluted? Confused? Confounded? Not sure which word applies best, maybe a combination? It's a mess from start to finish, with no real "morale" to the story at all, as best I could tell.

"Hold still lady, or you won't have much dress left!" This line troubled me most. I realize 1943 was a different time, but really? Forcible rape was considered a valid "love scene" back then? Or was Howard Hughes just that creepy?