Yes, I really found the plot to this film to be just plain dumb. It is contrived that the producers and writers should have sentenced to a firing squad. Powerful magazine owner (Susan Hayward) decides to fry a general Kirk Douglas) who is up for an influential position; he seems to be the perfect officer; they fall in love; they fall out of love (actually, more than once); will they end up together? I won't go into the details...too preposterous. It's a romantic comedy that makes you roll your eyes.
But...it was still interest to watch the film...not for the plot...but to see Hayward and Douglas throwing everything into their acting. They were both always "strong" actors, and they demonstrate that here, and that's why I sat through 100 minutes of this. Douglas has never been a favorite actor of mine, but I like him. But I almost always loved films with Susan Hayward. I give them credit of not sinking in a froth of absurdity.
Not recommended unless you are a big fan of one of them.
But...it was still interest to watch the film...not for the plot...but to see Hayward and Douglas throwing everything into their acting. They were both always "strong" actors, and they demonstrate that here, and that's why I sat through 100 minutes of this. Douglas has never been a favorite actor of mine, but I like him. But I almost always loved films with Susan Hayward. I give them credit of not sinking in a froth of absurdity.
Not recommended unless you are a big fan of one of them.