MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Original Review Date: July 6, 2006
Reviewed by: Erin, Movie Muse
In a Nutshell: No, not a thriller; an Esther Williams musical
from 1953. Pretty typical of the era. Nothing to rave about.
Quick Plot: A small-town farm girl is convinced by a slick
promoter to participate in a contest to swim the English
Channel.
In Detail: Ah, but what is there to say of this movie? A very
straight forward 50s era musical, though I do like Esther
Williams (much prefer Take Me Out to the Ballgame, though; at
least it has Sinatra and Kelly). It was interesting to finally
get to see Fernando Lamas in action, though. I had heard much
about him, but had never actually seen him in anything. I
actually think he'd make a better seductive bad guy than leading
man. Ah well. Nothing inspiring or amazing here, most
especially the music, which was dismal. It was quite lacking in
both quality and variety (there were like only three songs
repeated over and over in the whole thing). This film is
probably best known for the underwater dream sequence with her
and Tom and Jerry (mouse and cat, respectively; and yes, this
*is* an MGM picture, why do you ask?). If you like this kind of
thing, then it's fine to watch, but nothing to go out of your
way for.
Will I Buy It? Couldn't even if I wanted to (and I don't). It
is not available on DVD at all or VHS (except in Canada,
apparently).
