This movie reminds me of the sequels that try to cash in on the first movie's success, but usually don't compare to the original (though "Rocky III" and "Godfather II" are the exceptions, at least to me). After "The Long Long Trailer", they figured, why not another Lucy/Desi movie? The trouble is (maybe it's with hindsight), by this time their real-life marriage was winding down, and that seemed to come across onscreen, as their usual chemistry seemed to be lacking. Even the comedy sequences seemed lame.
Also, the premise was all wrong. Sexy Desi, the conga drum king, playing a dull scientist, spending his days in a lab rather than his nights in a club? Nope, it just doesn't work.
And, being an environmentalist, all that routing for insecticides just didn't sit well with me. And their names just didn't work. In TLLT, they were Tacy and Nicky, which wasn't so bad, but Susan and Larry? No way!
I like James Mason but casting him as a guardian angel was too much of a stretch. (He seems more the tempting demon type to me.) Natalie Schaffer was Susan's cousin, a Mrs. Howell without the lovable humor, and Nancy Culp - who was yet to be Jane Hathaway - looked too dour as the maid.
Another familiar TV face was Mabel Albertson, who played her usual type character (though too briefly) in an early scene. Louis Calhern was good as Susan's father.
Sad to say, the movie's message, not to forget what's really important and lose your relationship along the way (leaving you apart when you should have always been together) didn't work in real life.
Not a bad movie, but if you don't see it, that's no loss.
Also, the premise was all wrong. Sexy Desi, the conga drum king, playing a dull scientist, spending his days in a lab rather than his nights in a club? Nope, it just doesn't work.
And, being an environmentalist, all that routing for insecticides just didn't sit well with me. And their names just didn't work. In TLLT, they were Tacy and Nicky, which wasn't so bad, but Susan and Larry? No way!
I like James Mason but casting him as a guardian angel was too much of a stretch. (He seems more the tempting demon type to me.) Natalie Schaffer was Susan's cousin, a Mrs. Howell without the lovable humor, and Nancy Culp - who was yet to be Jane Hathaway - looked too dour as the maid.
Another familiar TV face was Mabel Albertson, who played her usual type character (though too briefly) in an early scene. Louis Calhern was good as Susan's father.
Sad to say, the movie's message, not to forget what's really important and lose your relationship along the way (leaving you apart when you should have always been together) didn't work in real life.
Not a bad movie, but if you don't see it, that's no loss.