Now that his wife is away for a few days, a henpecked husband tries to find some adventure and romance. Having picked up a perpetually drunk young lady called Olive, he takes her around to his apartment, For Friendship And More. The rendez-vous doesn't go as planned and when the man discovers that he has a corpse (or rather "corpse") on his hands, he plants Olive's body on the terrace of a neighbour he dislikes...
I recommend "Out of the Blue" to viewers who like a) German shepherd dogs b) silly hats c) snappy comebacks and witty dialogue d) funny performances by good actors e) all of the above. I do not recommend the movie to perfectionists who expect a plot to make perfect sense, all of the time : there are a few aspects here and there which require a kindly measure of indulgence. For instance, it is not entirely credible that the police, warned about the presence of a corpse lying on an apartment terrace, would inspect the apartment but not the terrace.
I gather the movie is based on a story by Vera Caspary, of "Bedelia" and "Laura" fame. This would mean an author indulging in an affectionate spoof of her own genre, to wit the crime thriller or mystery.
In real life, of course, people would be well advised not to keep a German or Belgian shepherd dog in an apartment on the tenth floor : these are not only active, energetic animals that need a lot of exercice, they are also fiendishly good at jumping fences and climbing walls. Alas, poor Rabelais, at least he reached the ripe old age of fourteen months...
I recommend "Out of the Blue" to viewers who like a) German shepherd dogs b) silly hats c) snappy comebacks and witty dialogue d) funny performances by good actors e) all of the above. I do not recommend the movie to perfectionists who expect a plot to make perfect sense, all of the time : there are a few aspects here and there which require a kindly measure of indulgence. For instance, it is not entirely credible that the police, warned about the presence of a corpse lying on an apartment terrace, would inspect the apartment but not the terrace.
I gather the movie is based on a story by Vera Caspary, of "Bedelia" and "Laura" fame. This would mean an author indulging in an affectionate spoof of her own genre, to wit the crime thriller or mystery.
In real life, of course, people would be well advised not to keep a German or Belgian shepherd dog in an apartment on the tenth floor : these are not only active, energetic animals that need a lot of exercice, they are also fiendishly good at jumping fences and climbing walls. Alas, poor Rabelais, at least he reached the ripe old age of fourteen months...