HouseSitter

This movie was great! I really enjoyed it. Although the storyline could have been a little more realistic, the acting was terrific. Goldie Hawn was very funny and very believable. Steve Martin was good too. If you would like a good, somewhat-romantic comedy, watch this movie.

"Housesitter" is an awful rewrite of the charming 1941 movie "It Started with Eve." Unlike Deanna Durbin's character, who is honest and likeable, Goldie Hawn plays a pathological liar that no decent person could respect. In fact, the whole plot of the original has been so distorted that it's hard to accept any of the relationships between characters, or the final outcome. The two movies share a cast of characters in similar roles, and even dumb scenes like falling over a living-room chair, but the wholesome quality of the original is totally lost in "Housesitter." Do yourself a favor and skip "Housesitter" in favor of "It Started with Eve."

This film is well known, and I've read many comments on it. Some loves it, some does not, as usual. I think I depends on what you are looking for. This is in my opinion one of the best comedy of the last 20 years, light, funny, sincere. Hawn and Martin gave their best performance. (Moreover Hawn is so charming!) I keep this film on the shelf with Wilder's Apartment, Reiner's When Harry met Sally, etc. Enjoy it!

Goldie Hawn sets up house in Steve Martin's empty house and then poses as his wife when she refuses to leave in this typical comedy that rarely receives the laughs it was going for. An uncreative film that uses tactics from dozens of other better movies from the past to try to entertain its audience. Few will be fooled by the stale material that seems to go on almost endlessly. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Steve Martin plays Newton Davis, a big city architect, whose marriage proposal is turned down by his childhood sweetheart Becky (Dana Delany). His proposal included a dream house, which has been sitting empty ever since. But after sharing a one night stand with Gwen, a waitress with a knack for telling lies. Gwen eventually moves into the empty house and convinces the neighbors, including Davis' parents and Becky, that she's his wife. When Davis arrives, he formulates a plan to use Gwen and their fake marriage to win back Becky. Sure. the plot sounds a little crass, but the actors make it work to a certain degree. Martin, basically playing his 'American everyman' role with a flair for physical comedy, gets some laughs as Davis. But Hawn steals the show, it's her spawn of lies and the sweetness of her character that elevates this movie from being your standard sitcom. But, in spite of the acting, the movie still suffers from a script that lacks a real comedic punch. Too often recycled gags, like Newton's uptight parents and jerk boss, are used to strain humor into otherwise bland proceedings. A movie like this could have used new ideas. (6/10)

I loved reading the reviews of this lovely movie. Its a quaint, almost old fashioned film. The kind of film you loved with people like Cary Grant and Doris Day etc. Its genuinely funny. The chemistry with Martin and Hawn is perfect and its a pity they did not do more together. Goldie is a great talent and you really find her so adorable. Steve Martin needs a good actor to bounce off. I always preferred him in stand up but in this with Goldie he is wonderful. The chemistry between Martin and Goldie has not been repeated and thats a shame. Its very rare to find it in a modern film. There is one scene I find hilarious. I laugh myself silly every time I see it and thats the scene when Martin sings for the old soldier "Tooraloohraloora". I don't know why I find it so funny but I think its one of my favourite moments in a film. I wont explain the details as it would ruin it for people who have not seen the film but its side splitingly funny. There are plenty of nice moments in the film. Oh and I LOVE the house!!

Wonderful romantic comedy with two of our brightest comedic stars. Newton Davis (Steve Martin) is a bored, jilted architect who has little to no zest for life left in him. Gwen (Goldie Hawn) is a beautiful waitress with a checkered, ambiguous past who manages to catch the fringes of Davis's imagination by flaunting her various and sundry eccentricities and hinting just the tiniest bit, to the true person beneath the visage she has assumed. Through a series of strange, fantastical, desperate decisions Gwen and Newton find themselves in a very precarious situation. It is not long before Gwen becomes the very cynosure of Newton's life, and before he knows it, he's tasting the worm and wriggling helpless upon the hook that is Gwen. I love this movie and watch it often. It is uplifting and creative. It has been called "campy" by some, but I find no camp in it. I have known people very much like Gwen's character, and realize the reality she portrays in this production. It reminds me of many beloved people from my past. It gets a 8.8/10 from... the Fiend :.