It tries to be hip and funny but comes off as dated, boorish and smarmy.

MartinHafer

This film is a product of its times. In 1964, film standards and society's standards in general had changed dramatically from the so-called 'good old days'. Folks were now talking more openly about sex and the success of Helen Gurley Brown's book "Sex and the Single Girl" led to this completely fictionalized film of the same name. While Natalie Wood supposedly plays Brown, this is a movie version--one that looks gorgeous, not scary. And in this film she is a writer AND psychotherapist. Her nemesis is the editor of a sleazy rag (Tony Curtis) and he wants to get to know her better in order to write some sexy exposee. At the same time, his neighbors (Henry Fonda and Lauren Bacall) fight constantly and they give him an idea--pretend to be his neighbor and see Dr. Brown for therapy--and eventually seduce her.

This film tries to be edgy and the word sex if used 1832413 times. However, if you strip away all the edginess, you are left with a bad film--with a plot that seems amazingly dated and silly. Additionally, the dialog is equally horrible--ridiculous and dated. An embarrassing film that tries to be hip but just seems dated, boorish and a bit sleazy.

score 3/10

MartinHafer 31 October 2013

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