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This movie stinks

posted 14 years ago by jpbarham
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The book may have been a best seller, but the film is little more than
trash about trashy journalism. Richard Quine is a watered down version
of Billy Wilder. Tony Curtis tries being a Cary Grant type and fails in
the process. Poor Henry Fonda and Lauren Bacall seem trapped in a movie
that wastes their talents. As for Natalie Wood, comedy was never her
forte and this is a prime example of that. All in all, skip this unless
you're a masochist who enjoys comedies that just aren't funny.

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[–] bothpartiessuck 12 years ago

I tend to agree with you. This flick is incredibly overrated, and I seriously doubt most who like it would be raving about it if the CAST were different. The all-star cast has blinded people it seems.

This movie is so boring that I paused it several times and didn't think I would make it through the first half hour. It did pick up somewhat after the 1-hour mark, though, as things got rolling.

I give this one a C- and a 4 on a 10-point scale.

[–] deadzombie 12 years ago

This is total crap, it belongs at the bottom of the Ocean with the the rest of stupid Hollywood *beep* movies.What the hell is Henry Fonda,lauren Becall,Natalie Wood doing it this stupid movie. The screenplay is awful,I know the Studio bought this property to make monies off the bool.but its just the worst piece of *beep* every "Produced.Dircted,it should have been thrown out.I hope they never made any money off this piece of crap.

[–] liscarkat-2 10 years ago

Total junk, except Larry Storch was funny when he went nuts and put the whole world under arrest at the end.

[–] snelling 8 years ago

It's a movie for kids, and when I was thirteen I loved it. It introduced me to the major stars in it, and because of this I saw "Mister Roberts," "Splendor in the Grass" and "Some Like it Hot" so quit being so harsh on this cute movie.

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[–] Maddy-17 8 years ago

It IS a cute movie. And the movies that you mentioned are all classics. I first saw this movie when it came out...I was 21. At times it is silly, but I loved that car chase at the end..reminded me of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad world. Natalie Wood died way too soon...Tony Curtis...what a hunk.