Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Ghoulumbe Better than most people think

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Alana Fu The first hour of this movie is frightfully boring, up till the big ending there really isn't much to see. Now I was expecting a lot since Dick Van Dyke was in it, but honestly NONE of his great comic talents were showcased in this movie! No slapstick or funny face or anything, it's like watching Donald O'Connor playing a John Garfield role! What's the point of having Dick Van Dyke?? Fred Macmurray would have been plenty for this role. Dick does look smashing in a tux but that's about it.I was also excited because he's partnering with the lovely Barbara Feldon, however their romance makes no sense to me, neither was there any funny scenes between them. Even though it has a great premise, as a comedy it is barely funny at all, and it's also too long. As for organized crime it's not really clever enough, more "hanky panky" than "Grand Budapest". I could picture a way better version of this story, starring Cary Grant probably..

rpsuryan I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out. Yes, I'm that old. The theater was full and it was the holiday. Strangely, not one laugh was heard during the entire movie. It was flat, unfunny and dull, dull, dull. Maybe I missed something at that time, so 15 years later, when it was on television I watched it again. It still wasn't funny. Sorry folks, but this is just a bad movie. John Cheevers was the only actor who got a smile out of me. I would give it a zero if the vote scale would let me. As for the morality issue. The clever servant helping the befuddled master has been a common theme for centuries. (The Barber of Seville). So don't get your panties in a twist over the plot.

moonspinner55 Dick Van Dyke plays head butler to New York society matron Edith Evans. She's actually penniless but doesn't know it; he leads a merry band of thieves whose main task is to keep Evans from giving away money she hasn't got--and to keep her living in style. The exposition at the start of the movie is immediately wearing (we know what's going on before the filmmakers are finished explaining, and the continual set-ups are not only redundant but less and less interesting). Barbara Feldon (looking, especially in her glasses, like Liza Minnelli in "The Sterile Cuckoo") plays a secretary hired from the outside who may help or hinder the plans, but she too is given such a lengthy introduction, we know more about her than is necessary. The script isn't witless or colorless, but it is definitely dry, with opportunities for big laughs that simply do not arrive. Van Dyke keeps whatever interest there is going, but this vehicle for him is extremely mild, exceptionally mundane, and filled with a kind of Jolly Roger merriment that doesn't translate to the viewer. Everyone on-screen seems to be having a high time, but the results are so heavy, and so obvious, that the end result is rather depressing. *1/2 from ****

Pfunn When people ask me my favorite Christmas movies, I include "White Christmas," the George C. Scott "Christmas Carol" and "Fitzwilly." The latter film usually brings a perplexed response. In fact, much of the film takes place during the holidays, and the climax (if I remember correctly), occurs on Christmas Eve. This film has been a favorite since my childhood, and I'm disappointed that it doesn't get more TV airings during the holiday season.