Another Marilyn picture. This one is noteworthy, since it also has Betty Grable, and Lauren Bacall. It's… fun. But it's not as funny as it should be. A lot of the humor hasn't aged well, and it might just be an issue of none of the women being especially clever in their handling of the material. The men aren't especially great either. Most of them are too simplistic, even the ones we're supposed to care about.
There are some interesting elements of the production though. It opens with an orchestra playing an overture for the movie. I was surprised at how interesting I found this. It's neat to see the techniques that the cello players would use. There are annoying color shifts as the shots fade from one shot to another. I don't usually mind this, but I've felt like it's something that could be fixed with some color correction.
The one gag that I liked involved Marilyn not recognizing that a man she sees exiting the apartment isn't someone she should be greeting.
Despite not being especially funny, it's nice to see Marilyn wearing glasses.
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