This has been a longtime favorite musical of mine, although there are some flaws in this movie, most notably the ending. (spoilers)
Those who think this is just the typical glossy Hollywood story are, I think, missing the point. The movie opens on an obvious set of an idealized small town neighborhood, complete with picket fence. But the story is in fact somewhat dark, with each of the three sisters falling for the same guy (Gig Young), while two of them are dating somewhat unexciting men, one a plumber, one a bit of a blowhard business man. As an added twist on the usual cheery Hollywood romance, the main male romantic lead is himself rather glib and shallow.
The music is excellent, this is the movie that turned me into a Frank Sinatra fan, in particular the scene where he sings "One for my Baby" in the noisy bar. Someone to Watch Over Me is also excellent, and Doris Day has some nice numbers.
As I said the ending leaves much to be desired, comes out of nowhere really, it seems to me that a scene or two tying things up may have been left out of the final version, or perhaps they just didn't know how to end the movie. I believe Frank Sinatra insisted they change the ending, perhaps that is the problem. Anyway, a fine musical with enough strengths to overcome the ending.
Those who think this is just the typical glossy Hollywood story are, I think, missing the point. The movie opens on an obvious set of an idealized small town neighborhood, complete with picket fence. But the story is in fact somewhat dark, with each of the three sisters falling for the same guy (Gig Young), while two of them are dating somewhat unexciting men, one a plumber, one a bit of a blowhard business man. As an added twist on the usual cheery Hollywood romance, the main male romantic lead is himself rather glib and shallow.
The music is excellent, this is the movie that turned me into a Frank Sinatra fan, in particular the scene where he sings "One for my Baby" in the noisy bar. Someone to Watch Over Me is also excellent, and Doris Day has some nice numbers.
As I said the ending leaves much to be desired, comes out of nowhere really, it seems to me that a scene or two tying things up may have been left out of the final version, or perhaps they just didn't know how to end the movie. I believe Frank Sinatra insisted they change the ending, perhaps that is the problem. Anyway, a fine musical with enough strengths to overcome the ending.