That Funny Feeling

An unexciting turn from Sandra Dee as a maid who pretends that she lives in her bosses apartment, with predictable results. Bobby Darin is usually uninspiring, and his performance is predictable. Donald O'Connor is the only bright spot in this otherwise unimaginative, makeshift romantic comedy. A routine time-waster.

Funny premise seems to go awry when want-to-be actress, Sandra Dee, who is working as a maid, pretends to be an elderly Janpanese woman on the phone, when she is speaking to her boss, executive Bobby Darrin. The fun starts when Dee moves into the apartment to stay while Darrin is on business in California. Of course, Darrin's trip is canceled and he is amazed to find her acting as though she is living in the apartment. To complicate matters, Donald O'Connor plays Darrin's boss who is going through a messy divorce and as a result has hidden some valuable paintings in the apartment. Nita Talbot steals the scenes that she is in as Dee's fellow maid and room mate. In the 1940s Eve Arden would have had this part as the wisecracks that are uttered are most appropriate to her. The picture gets bogged down with everyone staying in everyone else's apartment. This is not exactly 1960's "The Apartment."

I am so tired of violet, sexually explicit movies that if you took out all the bad language there would be no dialogue: this one is a delight. Yes it is silly, but such a nice change of pace. There is a great deal of tongue and cheek humor from the 50's and 60's that younger generations might not understand, their loss. It is nice to go back to a kind and gentler time. I read some of the negative reviews about Sandra Dee, but I could name at least a score of current actresses from the same mold, but jaded by the current definition of talent that are popular but so much worse as actresses. If you want something light and fun, it this a great film.

"That Funny Feeling" doesn't by any means test the acting capabilities of Darin, or the glamour of Dee, but it is nonetheless a delightful, funny, and even colorful, film. As a bemused and confused victim of "Joan"'s bizarre method of dealing with an unacceptable home address. There are some great visuals, Darin climbing out of the upstairs window to avoid a confrontation in his own apartment with "Joan", the phone booth scene, the moment when he gets in the cab and in answer to the question, "where to?" simply says, "I don't know." Darin and co-star Sandra Dee look great together - no wonder that happened! And it is always fun to see Donald O'Connor too. I'd have loved to hear more songs from Darin, but the plot just didn't call for them. The title song is a very catchy, though. It is a movie that takes me back to what was best in the '60's - innocent fun and romance with humor and charm.

That Funny Feeling is a delightful, up-beat, cute, funny, and entertaining film. Out-dated for sure, but the movie captures a more innocent time(the early 1960s), when getting a kiss was a big deal. Sandra Dee is at her most beautiful. She was so lovely, so attractive; this role was meant for her. She gives a great performance. Bobby Darren sings the opening song and gives an equally great performance. You can see the sparks fly between these two "real-life" love-birds. Any fan of Sandra or Bobby will enjoy this light-hearted romantic tale. This is a great movie to watch on a rainy night with someone you are romantically involved with.