Yet another third-tier mid-Century musical-to-film. The adaptation dwells far too much, far too long, on the very thin book - in an attempt to offset the fact that these are, for the most part, not anywhere near Cole Porter's most popular songs. In fact, the adaptation abandoned and replaced a number of the original
stage songs with other Porter numbers in an attempt to compensate. After "I Love Paris In The Springtime" and "Just One of Those Things," the viewer's heard all that's worth hearing from the original stage score. "Let's Do It" and "It's All Right With Me" are the best of the add-ons. RECOMMENDATION: There's an all-star cast looking good and decently delivering - and the film's color, set pieces and costuming are competently done - still the viewer should not hold high hopes.
October 17, 2010
