In Mexico, ranch hand Pepe (Cantinflas) is desperate to buy a beloved white stallion who he treats like a son. He gets outbid by Hollywood star Ted Holt. He decides to go to Hollywood to find his horse and encounters many Hollywood stars.
Cantinflas does this 4 years after Around the World in 80 Days. More than anything, this is Hollywood doing a self-congratulation with itself. As with most self-love, it's ultimately unsatisfying and a bit shameful. It's curious to some extent but that curiosity wears out eventually. If this has any chance, this should be a comedy with Cantinflas being a fish out of water trying to find his horse. It's a small part of this movie. This is two and a half hours long. It has no chance. He should be a lot funnier. He finds his horse way too soon and it turns into West Side Story for some reason. I don't think I've seen Shirley Jones dance a lot. There is also a reversal with her and sadly, the Mexican can't get the white girl. It's Hollywood doing their song and dance. It's star-watching and watching them do their little bits. The casino with the Rat Pack has some fun. It just keeps going on and on and at some point, I simply want it to stop.
Cantinflas does this 4 years after Around the World in 80 Days. More than anything, this is Hollywood doing a self-congratulation with itself. As with most self-love, it's ultimately unsatisfying and a bit shameful. It's curious to some extent but that curiosity wears out eventually. If this has any chance, this should be a comedy with Cantinflas being a fish out of water trying to find his horse. It's a small part of this movie. This is two and a half hours long. It has no chance. He should be a lot funnier. He finds his horse way too soon and it turns into West Side Story for some reason. I don't think I've seen Shirley Jones dance a lot. There is also a reversal with her and sadly, the Mexican can't get the white girl. It's Hollywood doing their song and dance. It's star-watching and watching them do their little bits. The casino with the Rat Pack has some fun. It just keeps going on and on and at some point, I simply want it to stop.