Review of Houseboat

Houseboat (1958)
8/10
Family time
12 February 2021
How can anyone resist a woman like Sophia Loren? That's a good question - especially if you pair her with someone like Cary Grant ... of course there is an age gap again (remember that next time you ridicule some of the newer movies especially the romantic ones, that have a similar "issue"), but that doesn't really matter.

It also doesn't really matter that you can predict where this is going. It's more about the journey there. And while the child acting may seem unnatural at certain moments (over the top or whatever you want to call it), the kids are so sweet you probably won't mind. This has a classic movie pace to it, if there is such a thing. But it really moves slow and you can hopefully enjoy and relish that.

Well made movie, that of course shows its age at times - especially when it comes to back projections, though a lot of shots seem to be shot on location and/or with the real actors (instead of doubles, like in a car driving scene). But if you focus on things like that, it means you are not engaged in the story. So hopefully it won't come to that point. Just sit back and enjoy a family movie with charismatic leads
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