One of the things that weakened this film is that Doris (though I love her, she does have her film flaws once in a while), for all the strong stance she takes in wanting to run a sheep farm and her own life, doesn't seem to have the enthusiasm for the role, as if she really didn't want to be there. Even while she was arguing with the men, declaring her independence, wearing jeans, chugging down brandy and getting into a town brawl which landed her in jail, (even her fight to get her son back from her tyrannical father-in-law), she just seems like she really doesn't care.
Ditto for her co-star, Peter Graves, who gives the impression he'd rather be anywhere else than in this movie, even locked in a freezer (and considering his performance, I wouldn't be surprised)!
There's also no chemistry between Doris and Peter, so the potential romance just falls flat.
Couldn't they get James Garner? The chemistry they had in their two films together would have made this one a heck of a lot better, and maybe Doris would have had a bit of that Calamity Jane spark and fire again!
No such luck here.
Ditto for her co-star, Peter Graves, who gives the impression he'd rather be anywhere else than in this movie, even locked in a freezer (and considering his performance, I wouldn't be surprised)!
There's also no chemistry between Doris and Peter, so the potential romance just falls flat.
Couldn't they get James Garner? The chemistry they had in their two films together would have made this one a heck of a lot better, and maybe Doris would have had a bit of that Calamity Jane spark and fire again!
No such luck here.