I could easily see how someone might either really like this movie or hate it, as it definitely is for a niche audience. When I was a kid, I saw it and loved it--as most kids would probably enjoy this movie. However, when I saw it as an adult, it only was mildly interesting and I realized just how broad and over-the-top the humor actually was. If you can enjoy this sort of unsophistication (this is NOT meant as an insult--I can enjoy some very low-brow movies if I'm in the right mood), then I advise you to give it a try. If you love Shakespeare, Truffaut, Russian art films and Niles Crane is your role model, then please don't expose yourself to this film.
The broadly played film stars Shirley MacLaine as apparently irresistible woman. That's because husband after husband keep dying accidentally (it's their own fault, really--she isn't a serial killer) in some of the funniest ways and the movie, at times, is pure slapstick. Plus, if you hate Dick Van Dyke, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum or Paul Newman, then at least you get to see them die in the film!
The broadly played film stars Shirley MacLaine as apparently irresistible woman. That's because husband after husband keep dying accidentally (it's their own fault, really--she isn't a serial killer) in some of the funniest ways and the movie, at times, is pure slapstick. Plus, if you hate Dick Van Dyke, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum or Paul Newman, then at least you get to see them die in the film!