despite it's reputation I'm not really enjoying the film - I just can't warm to it, though the two girls have their amusing moments. Sellers leaves me completely cold. At least Angela Lansbury's finally entered the picture, so perhaps the second half will be better. But something just doesn't click here. I am enjoying the Elmer Bernstein score, however.
"Stone-cold sober I find myself absolutely fascinating!"---Katharine Hepburn
I, on the other hand, found it charming. Sellers' character is an idiot so that's the way he had to be played. The little girls were the real stars of the movie. The movie dealt with the irony of two kids showing more emotional maturity and intelligence than most of the adults. Henry Orient and his girlfriend were complete airheads. Val's mother was a b*tch. Only the women raising Marion, the caretaker of Val and Val's father showed any sense as adults.
Terry
Your soul and your body are your own, and yours to do with as you wish.
Can we also say politically incorrect??
shareI agree with you. I tried to watch this about a week ago, and I turned it off after about an hour or so. I really wanted to like it, but didn't.
Paula Prentiss was better in movies like "Man's Favorite Sport", "The Stepford Wives", and "The Horizontal Lieutenant".
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Jim Hutton: talented gorgeous hot hunk; adorable as ElleryQueen; SEXIEST ACTOR EVER
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I must say I liked it better the first time I saw it, when I was closer to the age of the girls in the movie, but seeing it for the second time still found it overall a delight. I didn't recall how politically incorrect it seems now with the Asian "jokes", but I think they can be overlooked by most, unless you're just really incensed by that sort of thing. Also, Paula Prentiss was pretty badly used and her role slight. As for most everything else, what's not to like? Charming, well-cast, sometimes wistfully sad, and not condescending to its young heroines. Really lovely score by Elmer Bernstein also, and George Roy Hill's direction had just the right touch.
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