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How completely awful... (warning, spoiler)

posted 15 years ago by andlaw99
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The only thing I can imagine that would make this film worse is extended time. Wish I had that 105 minutes back.

FYI, in case you look here first to see if it's got a happy ending before you watch it, it doesn't! (I guess that depends on your point of view though--if you're all for meaningless sex with everybody and don't like romance or lasting relationships, it's a sweet ride.)

You spend the movie watching two characters get to know each other on a level they hadn't previously known another person, then Goldie Hawn inexplicably walks away at the end, and even more inexplicably, Peter Sellers gets a call the VERY NEXT MINUTE from a slutty au pair and he completely forgets all about Goldie.

Gag.

[–] PseudoFilmCritic 15 years ago

I think the way they got to know each other is what makes the film work. The ending is a bit rough and abrupt, but so were many endings in those days. Sellers getting ready for his next romp in the hay struck me as too abrupt for the character...but Goldie was too young and naive and I think he saw that, but he still loved her.

For a great Sellers comedy, watch The Party.

Films are not reality. Reality is not film. Film is only an approximation of reality.

[–] WarpedRecord 14 years ago

Indeed, "The Party" is much better, and the ending is abrupt, but that's kind of the point of this, isn't it? Serial monogamy and all that. I actually loved the ending, probably more than the rest of this film.

[–] willjohn 12 years ago

Peter Sellers made a lot of great films. This was not one of them.

Goldie Hawn was wooden in this. She was much better in later films.