Certainly not a work of art, but a little underrated. The story is thin and contrived, but really no more so than many highly regarded films. The writing has some nice moments and is pretty amusing in parts, especially the scenes involving the "Mexican cousins." This was the first film I have seen with Evelyn Keyes. She is compelling in an unusual way. Reading some background about her made it all the more interesting. Regarded as a perennial B- movie actress, she certainly had a fascinating Hollywood life, and her performance here is never bad and at at times very appealing. The movie also features some good character performances, especially the boy-crazy Mary Anderson and the very-Brooklyn Connie Gilchrest. All in all, an entertaining movie in my opinion. They can't all be award winners, and this one isn't, but it is light and pleasant.
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Road to Acapulco
jotix10025 April 2012
Warning: Spoilers
"One Big Affair" showed on a classic movie channel recently. Not having seen it, we decided to gamble on it. To be fair, one must admit the film seen today feels outdated, even though the copy we watched was in pristine condition. The story, even for 1951 must have been one of the B movies made to use the actors under contract, probably. We have no clue if that was the case.
As directed by Peter Godfrey, one gets the feeling he was not inspired when it went into production. The story is silly, at best. Perhaps with a different approach a better product might have turned out. There is no chemistry between Dennis O'Keefe and Evelyn Keyes. What comes out is a series of clichés that go nowhere. On the other hand, at a brief 80 minutes running time, the viewer is saved when "The End" comes on.
The only redeeming thing in the film is the Mexican vistas captured by the cinematographer Jose Ortiz Ramos mainly on locations in the pyramids of Teotihuacan and on the road between Mexico City and Acapulco.
As directed by Peter Godfrey, one gets the feeling he was not inspired when it went into production. The story is silly, at best. Perhaps with a different approach a better product might have turned out. There is no chemistry between Dennis O'Keefe and Evelyn Keyes. What comes out is a series of clichés that go nowhere. On the other hand, at a brief 80 minutes running time, the viewer is saved when "The End" comes on.
The only redeeming thing in the film is the Mexican vistas captured by the cinematographer Jose Ortiz Ramos mainly on locations in the pyramids of Teotihuacan and on the road between Mexico City and Acapulco.
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