Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Dynamixor
The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
Dalbert Pringle
Ah! Yes! The "Swinging 60s" - Clearly a product of its time - This 90-minute, one-note-joke, "adult" comedy spent it first 89 minutes trying its damnedest to convince every married man in the audience to cheat on his wife.And then "Zap!" in its very last minute it did a total u-turn and told the guys to forget about it and just be happy with the little, obedient wifey waiting faithfully at home.In this movie (where all women were portrayed as being mincing, mini-skirted Barbie dolls whose only thought was to be a dutiful wife) - It was clearly suggested that it was, in fact, a man's obligation, as a man, to cheat on his spouse and not feel in the least bit guilty about it at all.In many ways this film's story was just a more racy, up-dated remake of 1955's "The Seven Year Itch". The only thing that managed to hold this viewer's interest was the numerous celebrity cameos that continuously punctuated the story. This film's director was veteran, Hollywood actor, Gene Kelly.
Ed-Shullivan
This film is closing in on its 50th anniversary and as would be expected, many of the cast who had cameo appearances in A Guide for the Married Man are no longer with us. If this were to be one of their last films then they can rest assured that they went out in style. Walter Matthau plays Paul Manning who is an Investment Counselor who is married with one young daughter so he is a family man. Now Paul is married to his perfect and beautiful stay at home wife named Ruth also played to perfection by Inger Stevens. The film revolves around Paul Manning wanting to fulfill some of his many passionate dreams of having extra marital affairs with the many beautiful women who surround him both at work and around his home. None are more desired by Paul than his next door neighbour Mrs. Irma Johnson played superbly by sexy Sue Ane Langdon, who in this film it would seem Irma's butt received more exposure time in the film than her lovely face and charming personality.Paul receives guidance on how to succeed in his desire to cheat on his wife Ruth, from one of his peers in his office named Edward L Stander played by Robert Morse. (Robert Morse played the same role on Broadway as well). Now Edward has expressed to Paul that he has much successful experience in cheating on his own wife to share with Paul and the pitfalls to avoid that he can share with Paul. Through numerous cameo appearances by top rated stars such as Lucille Ball, Joey Bishop, Jack Benny and Jayne Mansfield to name a few, Paul's coworker and adulterous tutor Ed provides Paul with his wealth of experience in how to get away with his cheating ways by explaining to Paul how some of his known acquaintances met their own demise by simple mistakes. Through these five minute cameo appearances by a list of all-stars we get to see how each of them failed or succeeded with their sexual encounters. One of the more enjoyable cameos was with Carl Reiner travelling completely around the world by air, sea and land, to hook up with his mistress only to be caught on camera by his wife when he finally arrived to hook up with his mistress. The 1960's were simpler times but I still love these comedies that are filled with an all-star cast, five minute cameos, and which usually provide a subtle message to men with wandering eyes. You can dream about your guilty pleasures but if you choose to really act upon them is it worth giving up all that you have today? I give this classic film a 9 out of 10 rating and stand behind this movie theme. So sit back, enjoy the film, and stay true to your wife and family as there is none no better, just as A Guide for the Married Man explains. Loved it!9/10
RResende
I think i know what this was intended to be. This story and editing should swing in front of your eyes the same way Gene Kelly used to wing, literally, dancing in his past musicals. I tender the idea, the man uses the image the public has of him, and tries to be coherent with it, behind the camera. The story is about swingers, guys who dance around adversities, schemes to fool their wives, that environment where adultery is fun, and the good guy never falls for it, because deep down, he'll fall for the truth of loving his wife. So we're constantly shifting sets, and than turning to those sets, introducing new characters, telling stories which we don't know for sure happened, and that is made in a kind of frantic (for those days) succession. Kelly tries hard to keep editing up with the story, and i appreciate the effort, but he is not skilled enough to do this properly. This same year, Stanley Donen directed one remarkable piece of filmaking, which i think is essential, 'Two for the Road', he tried similar stuff, but he succeeded in ways Kelly couldn't do. There, Donen managed to control editing and storytelling in coherence. These two minds had been responsible for a great experience, Singin' in the rain. By this film, and "two for the road", we understand they knew they could get somewhere else. Donen did it but this is just a try.My opinion: 2/5 http://www.7eyes.wordpress.com
Karen Green (klg19)
Wow. We really HAVE come a long way, baby.This is a classic 1960s-style sex farce, with lots of close-ups of boobs and bums. We are supposed to be endlessly amused by the education in adultery given by Robert Morse to a seven-year-itchy Walter Matthau, despite his marriage to bombshell Inger Stevens. And we might be, if it weren't all made up of puerile sophomoric leering. This is "Porky's" for the adult set.What makes it worse is that Matthau's attempt at actual adultery is nipped in the bud, in the final scenes, by his triumphant devotion to his wife. This is textbook 1960 sex farce morality--lots of leering and innuendo before inevitably reinforcing conventional morality.Revolting.
