Lylah Clare (Kim Novak) was a Hollywood star who fell to her death 20 years earlier. Her husband director Lewis Zarkan (Peter Finch) is convinced to make her biopic with newcomer Elsa Brinkmann (Kim Novak). Barney Sheean (Ernest Borgnine) is the scheming studio head.
The first hour is a waste of time. The movie crawled along like a snail. This should be a movie about the director obsessing about Lylah Clare. It takes an hour before they are able to spend time alone together and for some reason, she is proudly showing off her bra in the most insane outfit ever. When the men are having verbal combat, Novak looks lost and disinterested. Sometimes, her voice is wrong and then, I find out some of her lines got dubbed by another actress. The first hour is a terrible grind that is difficult to sit through. The second hour has more Kim Novak which is fascinating in its own way. It's more soapy and more interesting. The melodrama has its own fun campiness. The filmmaking is bad. There are just lots of bad ideas. The recollection of the incident is laughable. Her fall is hilarious. Yes, this is a bad movie.
The first hour is a waste of time. The movie crawled along like a snail. This should be a movie about the director obsessing about Lylah Clare. It takes an hour before they are able to spend time alone together and for some reason, she is proudly showing off her bra in the most insane outfit ever. When the men are having verbal combat, Novak looks lost and disinterested. Sometimes, her voice is wrong and then, I find out some of her lines got dubbed by another actress. The first hour is a terrible grind that is difficult to sit through. The second hour has more Kim Novak which is fascinating in its own way. It's more soapy and more interesting. The melodrama has its own fun campiness. The filmmaking is bad. There are just lots of bad ideas. The recollection of the incident is laughable. Her fall is hilarious. Yes, this is a bad movie.