July 12, 2007
fun. and that's why you're NOT wasting your time watching these things...so watch and enjoy yourself
Cary Grant, Melvyn Douglas, Myrna Loy
Cary Grant stars as an advertising executive who dreams of getting out of the city and building a perfect home in the country, only to find the transition fraught with problems. (See the 1980s Tom Han...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
Stats: 312 reviews
Flixster Reviews (312)
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June 12, 2007A rather slight and lightweight piece of fluff, this feelgood comedy is the kind of thing that lives or dies on the likeability and charm of it's leads. In this, case Cary Grant and Myrna Loy. No problems there then. Remade in the 80s as The Money Pit, which is crap for the same ...( read more)
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June 27, 2006The only Cary Grant movie that I would ever consider for five stars. This is the only Cary Grant movie I've ever owned. A VHS version. I wore it out.
Dare I say that I've prefaced a flixster review with "Dare I say" before? Okay, flixsters, forget the dare-I-say stuff.
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October 12, 2009The Money Pitt set in 1940's. It's good,but not near as good as other Cary Grant comidies. The movie looked good,but I think the problem was in the direction. With a great script and all around flawless group of actors this film should be at least a 4 star film, and would be if C...( read more)
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May 25, 2008Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House to me was (forgive the pun) rather bland. Maybe I just couldn't buy into Cary Grant as a successful, yet financially inept, ad executive. Or, that I'd been tainted by Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in the very similar 1986 stinker, The Money Pit. ...( read more)
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May 1, 2009Grant is again paired with Myrna Loy in this film which was later remade as 'The Money Pit' with Tom Hanks. I love the remake but if I had to choose, I'll take the original.
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September 13, 2008Incredibly cute flick starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Melvyn Douglas. Cary and Melvyn had some of the best lines in the entire film. A must see for all!
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