Yvette Mimieux was beautiful. But just a bit odd. Or, was she just type cast as just a bit odd? In 1963 she costarred with Dean Martin, Geraldine Page, Wendy Hiller, and Gene Tierney in "Toys In The Attic", and she was certainly odd there. And here, we learn rather quickly, she is playing another very odd young lady. One whose stepfather leered at her. Maybe she played such odd roles too well for her own career's longevity.
Here, there is one person more beautiful than Mimieux...Richard Chamberlain, at this age, was almost too good looking! The problem with this film is that with this particular young couple, they are so ill-prepared for marriage. What a couple of juveniles. One minute they are squabbling, then lovey-dovey, then trying to be a bit intellectual...in a never ending cycle. As I sat watching, I though they were both bipolar (well, not really).
Arthur Kennedy is in this film, as Chamberlain's father. I don't think the role is well-conceived, but I do think he played it very well, and I say that as a non-fan.
I can't recommend this film very highly. It's "okay" for one viewing, if for no other reason than to see the young Richard Chamberlain. But it won't find a place on my DVD shelf.
Here, there is one person more beautiful than Mimieux...Richard Chamberlain, at this age, was almost too good looking! The problem with this film is that with this particular young couple, they are so ill-prepared for marriage. What a couple of juveniles. One minute they are squabbling, then lovey-dovey, then trying to be a bit intellectual...in a never ending cycle. As I sat watching, I though they were both bipolar (well, not really).
Arthur Kennedy is in this film, as Chamberlain's father. I don't think the role is well-conceived, but I do think he played it very well, and I say that as a non-fan.
I can't recommend this film very highly. It's "okay" for one viewing, if for no other reason than to see the young Richard Chamberlain. But it won't find a place on my DVD shelf.