The Thrill of It All!
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Movie Reviews of The Thrill of It All!
Movie Review: Best of the romantic comedys
Summary: 4 Stars
Which one was the best and most fun, the 3 that Day made with Rock or the one of the Two she made with Garner. This is maybe the one. The Thrill of it all is my favorite that includes Doris Day. But for me, The Wheeler Dealers and Cash McCall are right there also. Doesn't Garner look the be 19 years old on that cover?Movie Review: relies on Doris Day's charm
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie basically relies on Doris Day's charm to make the movie work. James Garner just isn't that charming, he just doesn't have that chemistry that Doris Day used to have with Rock Hudson. I felt that the plot was a little old fashioned. I enjoyed it for what it was but I wouldn't watch it again. It was still a fun movie to watch especially the scene where the whole house fills up with soap suds. That was hilarious.Movie Review: I just love this movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I just love this movie. It is funny and entertaining. Doris Day does such a wonderful job in it and I just love this little girl. She reminds me of my daughter so much. this is definitely one that I would recommend to anybody. You won't be disappointed.Movie Review: 1960's Comedy About A Housewife Turned Advertising Icon
Summary: 4 Stars
Director Norman Jewison is known for directing "The Russians are Coming, The Russians Are Coming" (1966), "In The Heat of the Night" (1967) and "Fiddler on the Roof" (1971), to name a few. Before those films, he directed his second feature film, "The Thrill of it All", in 1963. Co-written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner, the film is a comedic tale about an ordinary housewife, Beverly Boyer (Doris Day), who becomes an advertising icon for a fictitious soap that is named "Happy Soap". This transformation occurs following a dinner party attended by her and her husband, Dr. Gerald Boyer (James Garner), where she makes several honest and sincere comments about Happy Soap. Also attending the dinner party were the company's owners: Old Tom Fraleigh (Reginald Owen, better known as Admiral Boom in the 1964 film "Mary Poppins") and his son Gardiner Fraleigh (Edward Andrews). Initially, Beverly is asked to only appear in a single TV commercial, but the number of responses received encourages Tom Fraleigh to offer Beverly a long-term advertising contract. Beverly accepts, and begins making more TV commercials and her picture begins to appear on billboards everywhere. As time passes, life in and out of the Boyer home becomes increasingly disrupted with Beverly's rise to stardom prompting Gerald to become jealous of her success. He wants Beverly to return to being an ordinary housewife, but she basks in her newfound success and freedom.Other characters who add to the delight of this film include the Boyer's two young children: Maggie Boyer (Kym Karath, better known as Gretl von Trapp in the 1965 hit "The Sound of Music") and Andy Boyer (Brian Nash, better known as Joel Nash in the short-lived 1965 TV series "Please Don't Eat the Daisies"). As Beverly becomes too busy to be with their children, the Boyers hire a German housekeeper/nanny, Mrs. Goethe (Lucy Landau), whose lack of English fluency creates several funny moments in the film. Two of the funniest scenes in the film are when Gerald accidentally drives his car into a swimming pool (built in the Boyer's backyard at the behest of Happy Soap) and when Gerald delivers a couple's baby during a traffic jam. Zasu Pitts makes a brief appearance in the film; she died the same year the film was released. Carl Reiner also makes a cameo appearance dressed as a German soldier.
Some who watch "The Thrill of it All" may regard its humor and story somewhat dated since very few women in the U.S. are housewives today. However, there may still be many married men jealous of their more successful wives. "The Thrill of it All" is not a perfect film, but it is still a very entertaining and well-acted comedy that continues to make many people laugh. Overall, I rate the film with 4 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it. Writer Larry Gelbart went on to write and produce the long-running TV series "M*A*S*H" (1972-1983), and Carl Reiner went on to direct films such as "Oh, God!" (1977) and "The Jerk" (1979).
Movie Review: "I'm Beverly Boyer--and I'm a pig..."
Summary: 4 Stars
Very witty and clever comedy has ordinary housewife Doris Day(who's married to a doctor and lives in a suburban sprawl with two charming kids and a maid)getting on TV and almost by accident becoming an overnight sensation. Aside from a little dated sexism at the finale, and a sour sequence with James Garner pretending to be drunk, this is a very smooth and capable farce. The child actors are terrific, and gorgeous Doris Day having a kanipshin fit is worth the price alone.