Getting ready for bed after the action thrills of Mission Impossible 3 (2006-also reviewed) I suddenly felt cold shivers, and realized that I had come down with a nasty bug.
Recovering enough after two days of being ill to be able to watch a movie whilst continuing to rest in bed,I was in the mood for an easy-going Comedy, and was happy to find one appear on Talking Pictures free online catch-up service, leading to me confronting the woman hater.
View on the film:
Made over a decade before he established the distinctive style for 007 with Dr. No (1962-also reviewed) director Terence Young closely works with Maya (1949-also reviewed) cinematographer Andre Thomas to display flourishes of his elegant, cool style, via gliding panning shots across Datchette's country estate, and Young displaying an action slickness,in push-in shots towards brief moments of physical comedy.
Later displaying a magnificent skill in using minimal locations with Wait Until Dark (1967-also reviewed), Young here is sadly never able to break out of a confined, closed-off atmosphere, with long, stilted mid-shots draining the brief glimpses of Rom-Com Meet-Cute charm.
Her lone English language movie, Edwige Feuillere gives a sparkling turn as Marly, with Feuillere's playful line delivery heightening the comedic aspect, and Stewart Granger having Datchett bounce from withdrawn mistrust, to head over heels in love, bringing out the Rom side of the former woman hater.
Recovering enough after two days of being ill to be able to watch a movie whilst continuing to rest in bed,I was in the mood for an easy-going Comedy, and was happy to find one appear on Talking Pictures free online catch-up service, leading to me confronting the woman hater.
View on the film:
Made over a decade before he established the distinctive style for 007 with Dr. No (1962-also reviewed) director Terence Young closely works with Maya (1949-also reviewed) cinematographer Andre Thomas to display flourishes of his elegant, cool style, via gliding panning shots across Datchette's country estate, and Young displaying an action slickness,in push-in shots towards brief moments of physical comedy.
Later displaying a magnificent skill in using minimal locations with Wait Until Dark (1967-also reviewed), Young here is sadly never able to break out of a confined, closed-off atmosphere, with long, stilted mid-shots draining the brief glimpses of Rom-Com Meet-Cute charm.
Her lone English language movie, Edwige Feuillere gives a sparkling turn as Marly, with Feuillere's playful line delivery heightening the comedic aspect, and Stewart Granger having Datchett bounce from withdrawn mistrust, to head over heels in love, bringing out the Rom side of the former woman hater.