Considering that this film featured Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren, I expected more than I got. While not a bad film, it is pretty ordinary and ultimately pretty forgettable. There are a few cute moments here and there but ultimately, the film just fizzles instead of sizzles. I saw that someone compared this film to an earlier Donen-directed effort, CHARADE. They are pretty similar, I guess, when it comes to the chemistry and the writing--and it's pretty obvious that the director is trying to replicate the previous film. There are just so many similar elements, though Sophia Loren is playing the role played by Cary Grant in the previous film and Gregory Peck is taking Audrey Hepburn's! Both films tried very hard to be cute and sexy,...but CHARADE seemed more magical and original and ARABESQUE seemed a lot like a re-tread.
Review of Arabesque
