MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Murphy Howard I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Woodyanders Smooth nightclub singer Jean Clery (a solid and affable performance by Jean Bretonniere) has to take care of lovely and precocious schoolgirl Brigitte Latour (exuberantly played with tremendous verve and sexiness by Brigitte Bardot) after Brigitte's father gets in trouble with the police for possible forgery. Naturally, Brigitte turns Jean's life topsy turvy. Director Michel Boisrond, who also co-wrote the blithely inane script with Roger Vadim, relates the wacky story at a constant snappy pace, stages the slapstick set pieces with considerable skill and flair, and maintains a likable lightweight tone throughout. Of course, Bardot's delectable'n'delightful effervescent presence keeps things bubbling along; her boundless vivacity and striking pulchritude are a total treat to watch. Mischa Auer has a funny bit as a bumbling dance choreographer. Raymond Bussieres easily cops the top acting honors with his excellent and engaging portrayal of Jean's loyal befuddled butler Jerome. The song and dance numbers are a lot of merry fun. Moreover, a sassy sharp-tongued parrot provides some of the film's best and biggest belly laughs. Kudos are also in order for Joseph C. Brun's vibrant widescreen cinematography and the infectiously jaunty score by Henri Colli, Rene Denoncin, and Hubert Rostaing. A pleasant and amusing romp.

wvisser-leusden 'Cette sacree gamine' is French for 'this holy little girl'; or, to translate it better, 'this marvelous baby'.You'll understand this points to 21-year old Brigitte Bardot. And, oh yes, in this film young Brigitte steals your heart away. The more so, while 'Cette sacree gamine' has several dancing scenes - you may know that BB was a fully educated ballet dancer.Unfortunately the same cannot be said about this film's plot. Telling its story takes too much time, even to 1950-s standards. Its built-up, complete with dancing and slapstick, looks somewhat unbalanced. While watching you feel an urge to check your watch, wondering how long you'll have to sit this one out.

perfectbond This film can probably be only fairly judged by a fluent French speaker. Subtitled films are more difficult to enjoy because the viewer's full attention isn't entirely with the on screen action. That aside, Bardot is of course the French Marilyn Monroe and she is comely and provocative to live up to that comparison. Her dance numbers while very good weren't anything more than what was done with all the Hollywood musicals of the forties and fifties. The plot is serviceable enough though that aspect of filmmaking is usually not the focus of a musical. Still, good entertainment, especially if you're a Bardot fan and/or can speak fluent French. 6/10.

Neal Bardot is gorgeous and so is the production, which aspires to a near-Hollywood gloss, but this is mainly tired, formula comedy smelling faintly of imitation Damon Runyon. Bretonniere is no Yves Montand, and BB's big dance number is a failed imitation of Leslie Caron's introduction in "An American in Paris". Fans of "Time Code" (or perhaps "Tucker") may enjoy some clever split-screen effects that appear to have been achieved with trick sets instead of multiple exposures. A potential guilty pleasure for those who crave 50s CinemaScope eye candy.