This is definitely one of the weaker of Deanna Durbin's films, in my view her weakest apart from 'Can't Help Singing' (Frank Ryan 1944). That is emphatically not because of her. She herself is great: Her acting is superb, she looks lovely and sings beautifully. Also, she has a competent supporting cast. But the plot, which I believe was supposed to be a comedy, lacks tempo, wit and sparkle. I have rarely seen something more contrived than the life boat and stowaway-scene. What Norman Krasna.and his co-writers found funny about that escaped me. The whole thing plods along until it reaches an entirely foreseable conclusion. A pity!
Review of It's a Date
