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Plot: Natalie Wood and Gene Kelly make a cute (if not exactly convincing) couple in this Hollywood soap-opera version of Herman Wouk's coming-of-age romance. French/Russian Natalie Wood is decidedly non-e...( read more read more... )thnic as Marjorie Morgenstern, the starry-eyed Jewish college girl who falls in love with summer resort small-timer Gene Kelly (who never quite sells himself as a show-biz dreamer with limited talent). A stolid mix of modern, clear-eyed romance and old-fashioned melodrama, it nonetheless manages to slip in some frank (for 1958) discussions of sex and the single girl and sketch out an intriguing portrait of Jewish life in New York's upper crust between the romantic complications. Everett Sloane and Claire Trevor are excellent as Marjorie's success-obsessed parents, pre-Adam 12 Martin (Marty) Milner offers his boy-next-door charm as the former flunky turned Broadway success, and Ed Wynn is delightful as her eccentric uncle. --Sean Axmaker

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 31, 2007
    As a Martin Milner fan, I love love love this movie. He gets to show off his acting chops in a romantic and non law enforcement role in a role that his much larger than "Sweet Smell of Success." The cast of this film is so strong, with everyone putting in great work. An enjoyable movie.
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    May 23, 2007
    This is probably my least favorite movie, because GENE played the role as being washed up in his career. Although he was excellent in the role, I just didn't want to picture the most talented tap man of all times as being on his last note of his career (in the movie). Natlie Wood was very sweet in this movie as well. But it was worth watching just to see an older yet still handsome, sensual GENE.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    January 16, 2007
    It's good, it may not end the way I wanted it to, but it kind of makes its point in the movie, and I'd have to agree with it. Mostly the movie is about growing up, realizing things don't always go the way you want to. and making those tough decisions that you really didn't want to make. You'll see my point when you reach the end of the movie, it will all just click.
  • 1.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 10, 2007
    Gene Kelly and Natalie Wood are beautiful just to look at in this ol flick and one of her firsts as an adult. BUT the script is so SO very bad we were actually laughing at various points. I love Natalie - I love Gene - but this movie would be at the bottom of my list for either of their long list of films. P U is all I can say.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    October 28, 2006
    Not a terribly compelling film, but Gene Kelly is sa-mokin hot and you can't really go wrong with Natalie Wood in a dramatic role.

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  • Rated: (Unrated)
  • Directed by: Irving Rapper
  • Genres: Drama, Classics
  • Released: January 1, 1958
  • DVD Released: January 5, 2002

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