This movie has great actors and a great premise, but that's it. The first 20 minutes are promising, but the film falls apart after that. The story and screenplay are confused and the direction heavy handed. Both the script and direction end up as tone-deaf. The film tries to be a lighthearted romantic comedy, but is a jumbled mess. There is no chemistry between the leads and the plot shifts are forced and unnatural. The bits that are supposed to be half-serious, to set up plots changes, come across as serious indeed, and break the attempts at comedy. Keenan Wynn's continuing gags are unfunny and the kitchen scenes particularly so.
Review of My Dear Secretary
