This 37-minute subject, assembled recently from the raw footage of Monroe's aborted last project, is a fascinating look at what might have been a charming bedroom farce of the early 60's. I think she comes across as more appealing than Doris Day in the final version, "Move Over, Darling", made in 1963. Continuity is fairly intact aside from a few plot ellipses, and, bearing in mind that re-takes and pick-up shots were obviously impossible, it holds together pretty well. Could it have been shot in sequence? The new score is for the most part quite appropriate, and the skinny-dipping sequence, although tame by today's standards, is still delightful. The abrupt ending, as the scene literally rolls out with the director's "Cut", brought me suddenly back to sad reality. Maybe in a parallel universe...
Review of Something's Got to Give
