Post by TheOriginalPinky on Dec 11, 2020 18:10:02 GMT
A rom-com with Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker. I've seen this twice, and came away with the same feeling - ugh.
First, I have to say that I am not, nor have I ever been, a fan of Eleanor Parker. I find her breathy, boarder-soprano-like delivery annoying, and feel that her looks JUST miss the mark from being beautiful (it has to do with her chin). I did like her in the Woman in White, Of Human Bondage and Detective Story, but not much of anything else. I couldn't stand her in this film.
I viewed it because I am a fan of Errol Flynn . . . but even his delivery fell flat.
And the plot and the way it played out - terrible.
I'm not particularly a fan of screwball comedies either, but sometimes they work.
This one did not.
It did have a great supporting case, including Hattie McDaniel, S.Z. Sakall, Forrest Tucker, and Lucile Watson. They were this awful film's only saving grace.
4/10
First, I have to say that I am not, nor have I ever been, a fan of Eleanor Parker. I find her breathy, boarder-soprano-like delivery annoying, and feel that her looks JUST miss the mark from being beautiful (it has to do with her chin). I did like her in the Woman in White, Of Human Bondage and Detective Story, but not much of anything else. I couldn't stand her in this film.
I viewed it because I am a fan of Errol Flynn . . . but even his delivery fell flat.
And the plot and the way it played out - terrible.
I'm not particularly a fan of screwball comedies either, but sometimes they work.
This one did not.
It did have a great supporting case, including Hattie McDaniel, S.Z. Sakall, Forrest Tucker, and Lucile Watson. They were this awful film's only saving grace.
4/10
