I can only hope someone decides to revisit the actual book and make a mini-series, because this film is awful.
Unrealistic characters, situations, and dialog; I get that everyone in this film is an archetype, but it still annoys me, particularly Shirley's character, the most idiotic, dumb hooker with a heart of gold stereotype who is also so child-like I just wanted to slap her every time she opened her mouth. The men aren't much better, though Dean Martin is the only one who seems like someone you'd actually meet in real life.
The entire movie is just cringeworthy, but if you like to watch films based on books that miss the mark completely, this is it.
Unrealistic characters, situations, and dialog; I get that everyone in this film is an archetype, but it still annoys me, particularly Shirley's character, the most idiotic, dumb hooker with a heart of gold stereotype who is also so child-like I just wanted to slap her every time she opened her mouth. The men aren't much better, though Dean Martin is the only one who seems like someone you'd actually meet in real life.
The entire movie is just cringeworthy, but if you like to watch films based on books that miss the mark completely, this is it.