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The Lady Says No (1951)

Inconsequential but painless battle-of-the-sexes comedy

[5/10 · 5 October 2011]

Have you heard this one before? A man and a woman meet for the first time, initially they are diametrically opposite to each other, but they meet half way (or, more accurately and in keeping with the times, 3/4 of the way closer to the man's starting position, but let's not overanalyze things here) and they fall in love. "The Lady Says No" is a thin and veeeeery predictable comedy, but at least it's never boring, and sometimes it gets funny. The not-too-well-known today Joan Caulfield gives an appealing performance, while David Niven coasts along in his customary style. The film's one notable step out of the ordinary is a bizarre dream sequence. ** out of 4.