The Grass Is Greener
1960
When American millionaire Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum) stumbles into the private quarters of Victor (Cary Grant) and Hilary (Deborah Kerr), an English aristocratic couple who allow public tours through their stately mansion, he brings a whirlwind of trouble with him. Hilary's dissatisfaction with her staid life plus verbal .. Read more
| Starring | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Robert Mitchum |
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| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Genres | Comedy |
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The Grass Is Greener
When American millionaire Charles Delacro (Robert Mitchum) stumbles into the private quarters of Victor (Cary Grant) and Hilary (Deborah Kerr), an English aristocratic couple who allow public tours through their stately mansion, he brings a whirlwind of trouble with him. Hilary's dissatisfaction with her staid life plus verbal sparring with Charles about Anglo-American differences spark a romance between the two, easily perceived by Hilary's husband, Victor. When Hilary goes to London to meet Charles secretly, an old flame of Victor's visits to give him advice on his disintegrating marriage and to perhaps seduce him too. Victor's solution? Invite his wife's lover up for the weekend to engage in some fishing and a duel. Woven together with a wide streak of humour is a wonderful, surprisingly rich and blunt scrutiny of marital troubles and endurance.
| Starring | Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Jean Simmons, Robert Mitchum |
|---|---|
| Director | Stanley Donen |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Jun 2007 Production year: 1960 |
| Format | DVD |
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Unusual Romantic Comedy
Cary Grant stands out in this atypical romance as the spurned husband. Whereas most romance films that involve extra marital affairs rely on demonising one party or another, this film has no villains, and this helps the comedy amazingly. The dialog is witty, and you can tell very quickly that this film is an adaption of a west end play, with only a few rooms used in what is meant to be a huge stately home in the English countryside.
I'm no fan of Robert Michum, and I found he was playing second fiddle to Grant's character, I can't remember a single line of his that made me laugh, but perhaps a straight character was needed for balance.
This is certainly not an amazing comedy, but neither does it have any major flaws. And certainly satisfying for fans of Cary Grant, being one of the only movies where this Bristol born actor plays an Englishman. -
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Unusual Romantic Comedy
Cary Grant stands out in this atypical romance as the spurned husband. Whereas most romance films that involve extra marital affairs rely on demonising one party or another, this film has no villains, and this helps the comedy amazingly. The dialog is witty, and you can tell very quickly that this film is an adaption of a west end play, with only a few rooms used in what is meant to be a huge stately home in the English countryside.
I'm no fan of Robert Michum, and I found he was playing second fiddle to Grant's character, I can't remember a single line of his that made me laugh, but perhaps a straight character was needed for balance.
This is certainly not an amazing comedy, but neither does it have any major flaws. And certainly satisfying for fans of Cary Grant, being one of the only movies where this Bristol born actor plays an Englishman. -
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