Extremely amusing piece of hokum about press agent Ewell's attempt to make mobster O'Brien's girlfriend Mansfield a star. Great rock 'n roll performances, particularly from Chuck Berry and Eddie Cochran.

a good collection of early rock and roll music, but plot wise it's bare and only partially interesting. the intro is hilarious, and ewell can pull out something decent every once in a while. hardly noteworthy except for it's video recordings of some of the old greats.

Relentlessly enjoyable romp loaded with terrific gags and coated in candy colors. As a celebration of rock n' roll, it can hardly be matched, with fantastic performances that vibrates with infectious electricity. Mansfield transcends her bombshell status and turns in a nuanced performance, with awesome support from the rest of the cast. The film threatens to bust out of the frame (literally!) with energy, and not a dull moment to be had. I couldn't help smiling through the whole thing.

Kicking off with a fourth-wall shattering intro that apes FANTASIA, THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT proves a continuous delight to watch: Frank Tashlin's endlessly inventive direction and sharp, goofily touching script (co-written with Herbert Baker) are matched by the actors: Tom Ewell is the perfect scheming nebbish, Jayne Mansfield is winning (and gorgeous), and Edmond O'Brien attacks his role as the gangster-cum-songwriter with relish. Great rock soundtrack, brilliant use of color throughout.

Not all *that* witty. One good line: "Don't shoot him, sign him! He's got talent!"

Mansfield provides the former cartoon director with a useful, cocktail-napkin figure of a woman; and the view of early rock-and-roll, at its sharpest, combines an almost anthropological aloofness and a xenophobic revulsion. It all goes soft during the obligatory "guest" spots for Little Richard, Fats Domino, Gene Vincent, Eddie Cochran, et al.