Limerculer
A waste of 90 minutes of my life
CrawlerChunky
In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Guillelmina
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
williwaw
The major recommendation on this movie is the fact that Kim Novak to me was never more beautiful than the Star was in this movie. Gorgeous. When the camera is on Kim the movie stops and one is dazzled. Kim Novak and Columbia Pictures had a magical combination: Columbia groomed Kim Novak and Kim Novak became the Number 1 female star in Hollywood with his films such as Picnic, Pal Joey, Bell Book and Candle, especially the heartbreaking Strangers When We Meet and on loan to RKO for The Man With The Golden Arm, and to Paramount for Novak's most famous film Vertigo. Joe McDonald photographs the great star well, but then Kim Novak and the Camera had a love affair. George Sidney who worked with Kim before in Pal Joey was a long time Kim Novak admirer and while many list Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder as principal Kim Novak directors, Kim herself might also add George Sidney as well to the list -----as Delbert Mann, Josh Logan, and her former lover Richard Quine.Pepe was a concoction developed by Columbia to basically plume the Latin American market and Mexico in particular with an All star fun filled film starring Cantinflas with cameos by the great stars such as beautiful Greer Garson, and Columbia stars such as Jack Lemmon and Kim Novak and up and coming Columbia contract stars such as Michael Callan and Vicki Trickett. One complaint is the minimal use of Judy Garland who was magic in front of the camera and of course sang like no one ever before or since.
MOVIESPAST
I saw this movie on the big screen when it was new in Australia & years later my Mum & I sat up in the wee hours after hours delivering catalogs & newspapers around our area to watch a rare TV screening. There are VHS available but these are outrageous in price. Wikipedia says there was a limited DVD release(undated) which i was unaware of & the VHS dates to 1998. I would also be in line if Columbia MOD series makes this available in the 195mins original version. The original release also had RCA 4-track stereo audio. I like the actor who appeared in films as Catinflas(Mario Moreno), a Mexican comedy actor.The film has the audio voice of Judy Garland thru speakers in a poolside scene. There are brief appearances of Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Sammy Davis Jr & the final screen roles for Billie Burke & Charles Coborn. If it comes available to buy, it would be an entertaining buy, even at 195mins.
gaby01575
This movie might be pointless, meaningless fluff but it was entertaining enough to warrant a DVD release. I remember seeing a much shortened version on late night TV a long, long time ago and laughed myself silly, especially at the scene w/ Jack Lemmon in drag trying to make it to a dental appointment in between takes of a "Some Like It Hot" kind of movie, while Cantinflas, mistaken for a carhop, wreaks havoc in the parking lot w/ Lemmon's girlfriend's Jaguar. "There goes my girl's car!", he exclaims and then as the car crashes, "There goes my girl!". By the way, I don't think the preceding was a spoiler. It's fun to enjoy mindless entertainment from time to time, too bad it had to be at the expense of the talented Mario Moreno/Cantinflas who was presented as a racial stereotype. If you can get past that, there is a whole parade of stars who were THE stars during that period which, I'm sure, we all look back to w/ nostalgia. If only for nostalgia's sake, I vote for a DVD release of this movie.
hawparks2
Sorry, but this is like: "Cantinflas gave a party and everybody showed up, except himself". Anyway, it's great to see in one movie and enjoy all of his illustrious guests. Now, if you want to enjoy Cantinflas, please stick to his 40's and early 50's b/w movies.
