Reviews

A dystopian woman's film in German. Uggghhh. Not for me, thanks. I had to stop watching. That's time I won't get back. Just nauseating. Glad I didn't actually waste money buying a ticket.

Disappointing. I really like Zimmern and admire him, but standing in front of a green screen and reading the narration is really cheesy, and not in a good way. Did they think no one would notice?

The content is pleasant enough, but lacks the interaction of Zimmern with the locals and there is nothing "bizarre" in evidence here. Some of the comments by the locals are so inane (I like this, it is good.) that it's hard to believe that this is not a parody.

I also happen to listen to musical soundtracks and hearing Hungarian gypsy and Russian music as background on the Warsaw show just drives home the cheap production values here.

Come on, Andy, your fans really expect something better from you.

This film might have been better to watch 40 or 50 years ago. Now the screwball plot seems silly and corny, with twists and turns that are predictable. The dialogue is creaky and repetitious, rather than witty. On the plus side, Hepburn almost emoted and her few lines in French were spoken well. Seeing her in this role makes me wish it had been Bacall, who would have carried it off more convincingly and lent some tension and heat. Cary Grant was not yet a parody of himself, and was a bright spot. Jimmy Stewart showed some of his typical charm, but this was far from his best role. The supporting cast were basically cardboard cutouts. That's 2 hours I'll never get back.