Another entry in the mini-genre that asks: "Can a prostitute ever go straight?"
None could top "The Naked Kiss" (1964), but this exercise in dysfunctionality makes for a so-so diversion.
I had never seen Gina Lollabrigida in a film, and I didn't particularly like her performance. Her Guilietta ("I'm not for sale!") mostly struts a great bod and indulges in over-the-top histrionics. But she does have a few good lines (i.e., "Men with gray hair are very patient").
Nor did I enjoy Ernest Borgnine in a stereotyped role that couldn't find its way onto a screen today. James Franciosa is only slightly better, as Guilietta's conflicted lover (he is pretty cool atop those construction beams, though).
I did enjoy the few carefree moments that Guilietta passed in Acapulco. For a moment we imagine that she can change her spots. But what a disappointing denouement. Cop out!
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None could top "The Naked Kiss" (1964), but this exercise in dysfunctionality makes for a so-so diversion.
I had never seen Gina Lollabrigida in a film, and I didn't particularly like her performance. Her Guilietta ("I'm not for sale!") mostly struts a great bod and indulges in over-the-top histrionics. But she does have a few good lines (i.e., "Men with gray hair are very patient").
Nor did I enjoy Ernest Borgnine in a stereotyped role that couldn't find its way onto a screen today. James Franciosa is only slightly better, as Guilietta's conflicted lover (he is pretty cool atop those construction beams, though).
I did enjoy the few carefree moments that Guilietta passed in Acapulco. For a moment we imagine that she can change her spots. But what a disappointing denouement. Cop out!
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