Noisy, strident, shrill...I can't imagine how anyone could give this thing a positive review. I can commend Streisand for one thing: the obvious attempt to revive the screwball comedy format so richly done in the 30s and 40s. But she's so loud and in-your-face that this film is an instant turn-off.
Instead, watch 1936's My Man Godfrey, and marvel at the luminous Carole Lombard in action. Or The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, or His Girl Friday. Oh wait, they all starred Cary Grant. Ain't no Cary Grant in The Main Event. Not even close. And his co-stars: Irene Dunne, Katherine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell...now you're talkin.'
Thumbs WAY down.
Instead, watch 1936's My Man Godfrey, and marvel at the luminous Carole Lombard in action. Or The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, or His Girl Friday. Oh wait, they all starred Cary Grant. Ain't no Cary Grant in The Main Event. Not even close. And his co-stars: Irene Dunne, Katherine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell...now you're talkin.'
Thumbs WAY down.