Kitty (Lucille Ball) is in a loveless marriage, she is in a stale friendship with people from the country club, she is the president of the PTA, a den mother, and a very lonely person. Larry, played by Bob Hope, is a advertising agent for the local pickle company, is married with two children, and is a very lonely person. Kitty and Larry (and their spouses) are in the same group of friends from the country club, but Kitty and Larry cannot stand each other.
Each year this group of six friends takes the same trip down to Mexico. Circumstances arise and Larry and Kitty spend the whole time together for the week, and fall madly in love with each other. The affair continues as they return back to their everyday boring lives. As time goes on they struggle with how to carry on the affair without getting caught.
After a year they decide to fly back to Mexico where it all began, just he two of them. Unfortunately, not everything turns out to be roses for them, in fact quite the opposite. They discover that they cannot continue on with their relationship, and decide to end it.
As I watched this movie I felt as though I was watching I Love Lucy – Ten Years Later; Ricky and Lucy are bored with each other and Lucy seeks adventure through an affair with an interesting new person. This movie had jokes, which might have been funny for the era, but fell flat with today’s standards. Also, the chemistry between Ball and Hope seemed forced and studio produced. For one and three-quarters hours I was bored and uninterested; this story had already been tried, and is still being reproduced today with no success. Affairs on your spouse are not funny – this is a lame 1 ½ star movie.
I was hoping (forgive the pun) for more from these two funny comedians.
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