Walks a thin line between cute and obnoxious. I so want Diana Lynn.

One of the great screen comedies. Well directed and well written, and Bracken and Hutton are marvelous together. Diana Lynn is excellent as the wise little sister, and William Demarest is hilarious.

623

#675

Has its moments. The proposal scene is a hoot!

All of the characters are incredibly irritating, with all the "humor" (I use the term loosely) relying on people being unbelievably obnoxious, stupid, or uptight. It's loaded with my comedy pet peeves... pratfalls, double-takes, scenes where everyone is yelling at each other. But worst of all, it's one of those movies where the entire premise is based on someone just refusing to come out and tell the truth, in a situation when it's clearly the best thing to do. That just drives me nuts.

# 563

Goddamn crack-up. Nobody gets out safe.

I was so cool with Preston Sturges before this. What happened? Stuttering is NOT funny.

Absolutely HILARIOUS!

Only Sturges could take a code defying premise and wrap it up in an increasing series ridiculous events, culminated by the most improbable of improbable endings and get away with it. The superficial comedy in the film's not great, especially that damned stuttering, but the way it makes a mockery of Hollywood conventions and formulas, as well as social norms, is really a wonder to behold.

Not as funny any more, as a lot of the uptight, small-town mores it spoofs are less prevalent.

593

A typical and formulaic 1940s Hollywood feel-good comedy. It has a share of funny moments, but usually it's just people being dumb and immature, and all the repeated gags just made me roll my eyes.