Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Mabel Munoz Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Yazmin Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Jay Raskin This movie has three things going for it, cinematography, Lewis and MacLaine, Daniel L. Fapp was a great cinematographer who did "West Side Story" and "the Great Escape" among other films. The gorgeous and vibrant colors jump off the screen and embrace you here. Thankfully the Technicolor is preserved in all its glory. The second great thing about this movie is Jerry Lewis's slapstick. If you enjoy this genre of comedy, there are numerous scenes where Lewis shows off his superb skills. He and Danny Kaye were the two masters of it in fifties. My favorite scene where Lewis entwines a number of bodies during a back-rub sequence. The third plus is Shirley MacLaine. She only has five or six scenes but she is terrific and you see the origin of the Chaplinesque or more properly Normandesque (after Mabel Normand) character that she would play so magnificently in "The Apartment," "Irma La Douce," and "Sweet Charity." Shirley had only played in "The Trouble With Harry," a rare Hitchcock comedy misfire before this film. It is this film that really shows her best qualities and talents. The script is generally quite funny and witty, but takes an odd turn in the third act when it adds an out of blue spy plot. The film is also quite sexy. Its sexy talk and many sequences of beautifully dressed and nearly undressed women really pushed the boundaries of sexuality in movies in 1955. One does feel a bit sorry for Dean Martin, as he plays a straight man who really has only average scenes that do not show his talents very well. He does have a couple of good song numbers.The film's satire on the comic book scandals of the 1950's will also be appreciated by comic book fans. Lewis' character is in love with a comic book heroine called "The Bat Lady." reflecting the popularity of the Batman character even in this time period.Fans of cinematography, slapstick, Jerry Lewis and Shirley MacLaine should definitely catch this one. Others might have a hard time with it.

vincentlynch-moonoi This is one of my least favorite Martin & Lewis pics. And I imagine Dean wasn't particular thrilled with some aspects of it. For example, the first song in the film ("When You Pretend") is sort of a duet with Jerry, who sings it badly as he almost always sang; Dean did go on to record it for Capital Records. He gets his own first song with "You Look So Familiar", which he sings about as poorly as you'll see in any of his films; his Capital recording of the song is quite good, however. He fares much better with his own mini-production number of "My Lucky Song"...one of my favorite songs by Dean in any of his Martin & Lewis films. And, later in the film he has "Innamorata", which became a minor hit for Dean at #27 on the Billboard charts. He also has the title song, sung over the credits.Unfortunately, Eva Gabor proves the Gabor sisters couldn't act...but at least it's Eva and not Zsa Zsa! One comedy sequence I thought was too much -- taking the "buddy picture" too far -- was Dean and Jerry in a bathtub together.There are some good things about this film. Shirley MacLaine shines as the female lead and love interest for Jerry. There's a pretty good comedy sequence with Jerry and Shirley to "Innamorata" (after Dean finishes his version). Incidentally, this was Shirley's second film (after Hitchcock's "The Trouble With Harry"). Dorothy Malone is fine as Dean's love interest. Jerry has a funny chiropractor sequence. The production, like several of the later Martin & Lewis films was fairly big budget -- VistaVision, Technicolor, Eastmancolor, and stereo.Dean's and Jerry's acting here is pretty typical for their pictures, but unlike some scenes in some of their comedies, there's little here that's endearing. Dorothy Malone was fine as Dean's love interest, Shirley MacLaine fine as Jerry's. Eddie Mayehoff, who earlier was quite good in several Martin & Lewis films was, from my perspective, becoming a sort of Eddie Mayehoff character...to exaggerated.Time was running out for Martin & Lewis, and in my view, this film showed it.

MartinHafer Rick and Eugene (Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis) are roommates and artists. Business is not good. However, Eugene's crazy dreams (influenced by his constantly reading comic books) which keep Rick asleep turn out to be a GOOD thing, as he talks them out in his sleep--and Rick then writes down what Eugene says and puts them in a comic book! The kids love 'em and this comic book world also brings them into contact with two cuties--Abigale (Dorothy Malone) for Rick and Bessie (Shirley MacLaine) is smitten with Eugene. On a cute twist, when Eugene first sees Bessie, she is dressed up as a model for Abigale to draw--and she is dressed as 'Bat Lady'. Eugen is smitten....but not so smitten with her when she's in her normal guise--and he doesn't know they are the same person! Later, it turns out that the material Eugene unknowingly gives Rick happens to miraculously have fragments of US Government secrets. And, spies are interested in find out more! Rick quickly picks up on this and alerts the government--who then ask Rick to go along with the spies and to let himself get vamped (by Eva Gabor) so he can learn more about her organization--but his girlfriend (Malone) is not amused. Tune in if you want to find out what happens next.Overall, while this is not a great film (understanding I am NOT a Martin & Lewis fan), it does have some clever moments and is pleasant. I especially liked the weird inside jokes--such as one making fun of Jimmy Stewart and "The Rear Window" and liked seeing Eugene sign his name on the easel near the end. But, the film also is pretty low-brow and only pleasant. But the plot is very original and I have to give the film some credit for this.

munkeylove18 I first saw this movie in the 90's with my mother, a huge Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis fan. To this day it is my favorite movie from their pairing. The two play roommates who sing, dance, and at one point consider getting a divorce while trying to pay the rent on their NYC flat. They have a run-in of sorts with their upstairs neighbors and of course, all hilarity ensues. One of my favorite parts of the movie, however, is Shirley MacLaine, in her second movie role. She steals scenes from Lewis every chance she gets and is simply hilarious! The scene between her and Lewis on the stairs is one of my favorite movie moments of all time! I only wish MacLaine had gotten to make more movies with Lewis; they make for a pretty funny pair on screen! Watch for the scene between Martin and the little girl on the street; its a great song with some pretty impressive dancing on both parts. A great movie to watch if you're a fan of Lewis, Martin, or MacLaine.