I wish they had made a I Love Lucy movie instead of this one, with its tongue-in-cheek naming of the lead couple as "Tacy" and "Nicky." Without the confines of the Lucy and Ricky characters, Lucille Ball's character just totally goes way over the line of endearing all the way to annoying and Desi Arnaz loses all his masculinity and is pretty much whipped. The interactions with their lovable neighbors, Fred and Ethel, are also sorely missed, since it means it's Tacy vs. Nicky all the way.
The movie isn't entirely without merit, since it is after all Lucy and Ricky in another guise, and there is plenty of I Love Lucy humor, especially of the physical kind that Ball excels at, but I'd rather watch a string of I Love Lucy episodes.
The movie isn't entirely without merit, since it is after all Lucy and Ricky in another guise, and there is plenty of I Love Lucy humor, especially of the physical kind that Ball excels at, but I'd rather watch a string of I Love Lucy episodes.