No need to recap the tangled plot.
No surprise to me that the clunky soap opera has generated so few reviews despite headliners like Bennett and Fonda. The various entanglements, both romantic and attitudinal, mount up without really developing, creating a crowded field for a comparatively short runtime. Likely, the jumbled storyline results from not one, but three directors, each likely with his own preferences. Certainly, someone liked big close-ups of the lovely Bennett who dolls up the otherwise drab proceedings. Unfortunately, Fonda's role as a stodgy professor doesn't help the lacklustre romantic appeal, and is a long way from his usual compelling charm. Then too, the cheap creek-side sets distanced me right away from their intended romantic setting. Clearly, it's an overall cheap and jumbled production that I expect both stars preferred to forget. Fortunately, both went on to bigger and much better things. No need for me to go on, except to say skip it unless you're a die-hard Bennett fan.
No surprise to me that the clunky soap opera has generated so few reviews despite headliners like Bennett and Fonda. The various entanglements, both romantic and attitudinal, mount up without really developing, creating a crowded field for a comparatively short runtime. Likely, the jumbled storyline results from not one, but three directors, each likely with his own preferences. Certainly, someone liked big close-ups of the lovely Bennett who dolls up the otherwise drab proceedings. Unfortunately, Fonda's role as a stodgy professor doesn't help the lacklustre romantic appeal, and is a long way from his usual compelling charm. Then too, the cheap creek-side sets distanced me right away from their intended romantic setting. Clearly, it's an overall cheap and jumbled production that I expect both stars preferred to forget. Fortunately, both went on to bigger and much better things. No need for me to go on, except to say skip it unless you're a die-hard Bennett fan.