Aside from the Louie Armstrong performances - just a bad movie compared to The Philadelphia Story - Grace Kelly must have had her mind on her upcoming wedding, because it is surely the worst performance of her career. She tries to mimic Hepburn's performance but fails miserably. Crosby could be her grandfather, and is bored. Sinatra is OK, and actually has some chemistry with Kelly. All the supporting actors (except Louie) are miscast or just bad (and Louie is not given anything to do, there is a Newport Jazz Festival, but you'd never know it with this movie). The director uses mostly boring mid-shots, just terrible. Grace Kelly is beautiful, but you would not know it - where are the close ups?! Watching this after seeing The Philadelphia Story was painful. I like this when I saw it in the '60's, but it does not stand up, mainly due to the pathetic directing. Dull.
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