It took me a little while to 'get into' this film, particularly after watching 25minutes of advertisements for Los Angeles/National television programming and CocaCola that are attached to my theater ticket purchase and at my cost. But, I increasingly got there to where I 'got into' the film as a retro film of a retro era -- a combo of television (hey, there was a genie lamp on the television set) and cartoon (much like Mr. Magoo music background) and era film.
I did not match 'Pillow Talk' as a predecessor film since that was not what I knew of this film as a remake. But, what I did notice was the absence of cigarette smoking (except for an opening scene where one person dispersed enough cigarettes in an elevator for an entire office for weeks - a courtesy bow to era films when everybody smoked and current anti-smoking notions). Yet, what I did notice was a fluidity of alcohol and gaiety - a flaunting of another sin of era films but without a blush of apology towards the sins of alcohol and the acceptance of gaily as mainstream.
The film was entertaining, and worth matinee prices with free popcorn.
I did not get free popcorn, and did not exercise a free "small drink" option in my frequent film program.
The deep connection I had was with Renée Zellweger and her performance in CHICAGO!!! That simple link made the movie; along with her closing song and dance between other closing credits
I did not match 'Pillow Talk' as a predecessor film since that was not what I knew of this film as a remake. But, what I did notice was the absence of cigarette smoking (except for an opening scene where one person dispersed enough cigarettes in an elevator for an entire office for weeks - a courtesy bow to era films when everybody smoked and current anti-smoking notions). Yet, what I did notice was a fluidity of alcohol and gaiety - a flaunting of another sin of era films but without a blush of apology towards the sins of alcohol and the acceptance of gaily as mainstream.
The film was entertaining, and worth matinee prices with free popcorn.
I did not get free popcorn, and did not exercise a free "small drink" option in my frequent film program.
The deep connection I had was with Renée Zellweger and her performance in CHICAGO!!! That simple link made the movie; along with her closing song and dance between other closing credits