TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film
MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting
BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to what it was like to watch it for the first time.
SimonJack At the mention of Gregory Peck's name, any number of great films might come to mind. "The Keys of the Kingdom" of 1944 had four Oscar nominations. "Gentlemen's Agreement" of 1947 won three Academy Awards, including best picture. "Twelve O'clock High" of 1949 won two Oscars. "Moby Dick" of 1956 won international awards. "To Kill a Mockingbird" of 1962 won three Oscars including Peck's Oscar and a Golden Globe as best actor. These are among many superb roles Gregory Peck had in dramas, war films and Westerns. One doesn't readily think of Peck in comedies, and yet he did make a few comedy romances. The best known of those would be "Roman Holiday" of 1953, which was a big hit mostly for the role of the relative newcomer to film, Audrey Hepburn. But, Peck had two genuine comedies around this time. "Man With a Million" was a 1954 British film that showed Peck with some talent for comedy. I think his best genuine comedy is this 1957 film, "Deg Woman." Make no bones about it, Gregory Peck is not a comedian. He doesn't deliver snappy, witty lines, or give dialog that evokes laughter. But he can play a straight face with comedy situations that are very funny. And, he can act a frazzled part that leads to laughs. Those are what he does mostly in this film with co-star Lauren Bacall. The story is a good one and won an Oscar for George Wells. Peck is a New York newspaper sports writer, Mike Hagen. Bacall is a fashion designer, Marilla Brown. No two more opposites would be likely to hit it off. But they do, and their opposites in almost everything lead to some very funny situations. The film gets a further boost out of a ing cast that has some very good performances. Bacall is very good in her role and it was good to see her back in films after the January death of husband Humphrey Bogart. Considering this film's success, one wonders how Peck and Bacall might have fared in further pairings, comedic or otherwise. This film is a good watch for the whole family. The kids may especially like the antics of a dog.
russellalancampbell This one may not be for everyone but for me, a fan of old Hollywood style who enjoys a clever script delivered by voices with the timbre of Peck and Bacall, some boxing and musical theatre scenes and references, allusions that require a knowledge of cultural mores - hang on this film was made for adults! I do not find the film slow because I don't need something "happening" every two minutes. I tend not to enjoy serve-volley comedy that much. I enjoy character driven comedy that takes a bit of time to develop so that the line or action is funny only because it is that particular character who delivers them.If you see it for nothing else, the scene in which Peck takes Bacall to the fights is one of the funniest ever staged.
PamelaShort This Vincente Minnelli directed comedy/romance film has it's moments, most of all when the elegant Lauren Bacall graces the screen. Gregory Peck tries his best with his part as a sports writer, meeting and marrying fashion designer Bacall after a quick affair. Both don't really know each other, and upon returning home to New York , Peck has quite a time keeping his new wife from meeting his not to happy jilted ex-girlfriend Dolores Gray. If that isn't enough he must leave town after insulting someone in his sports column. Mickey Shaughnessy is quite amusing here playing Maxie Stultz, a punchy ex-pug who is appointed to guard Peck at all times. I quite enjoyed his character who sleeps with his eyes open, with the exasperated Peck declaring, " Open your eyes and go to sleep Maxie." Choreographer Jack Cole saves the day, with a slick impromptu dance that brings down the gangsters trailing Peck. Visually pleasing to watch, with plenty of beautiful fashion's worn by Bacall, this is a film of it's time, and it remains stuck there. If you are a fan of Lauren Bacall, Gregory Peck and films from the 1950's you may find this light comedy entertaining.
lasttimeisaw A harmless, delightful screwball comedy of 1950s, starring Mr. nice guy Gregory Peck and ice queen Lauren Bacall. I cannot say this film fully exploited both stars' spellbinding charm and 120-minutes is rather too long (there were several times sleepiness almost predominated me). Also the ing cast is meagre except a foolishly amusing performance by Mickey Shaughnessy as the punchy boxer/bodyguard. The Oscar-winning script deserves more chewing to relish the tit-for-tat rivalry between two leads, after an unexpected flash marriage, they realize that they ought to overcome many differences between them to make their wedlock work. One might feel distanced about being alarmed when the wife found out that her husband hid a picture of a beautiful lady from her, then made a fuss about it, and the discrepant milieu of sport reporter and fashion designer is also over-exaggerated, which all tamper the appreciations from my peers.The end actually ended in a mess, the action part is annoying more than ridiculous, the choreography-cum-combat contrivance is rather a solid laughingstock than an innovation. Nevertheless, for whom I consider a nostalgic spectator of Hollywood in the Golden Age, this film could satisfy you in every respect.
