The Honeymoon Machine

but for all intents and purposes this is a fake late 50's/early 60's sex comedy - a talky, contrived, stagebound, mostly unfunny B movie with a lower grade cast which comes to the A movie party in an expensive gown and diamonds. Underwhelming. It has its moments but Steve McQueen should never have been put in this kind of film. Ever. I've always thought him over-rated as both an actor and an icon of 'cool' but he did do some watchable work in his career. He's watchable enough here, but it's like watching Bogart playing a Mexican gunslinger in an Errol Flynn Western (which really happened). McQueen gives it a decent shot but he's no Cary Grant or Rock Hudson in the sophisticated funny department. The whole picture just lays there flat on the screen. The whole idea of it is pretty pointless. When you see the credits start you'll think you're in for an entertaining 60's romantic romp. But it all sinks pretty fast after that. Worth a look, but definitely not a must see.

Staying home during the Coronavirus and enjoying this lite comedy with a lot of recognizable actors. The time went by fast. Take a trip back 60 years when all you worried about was the "Cold War".

This is a true comedy with all the necessary components: good humor, great actors, well thought out jokes, excellent scenography and gorgeous actresses. The dialog is witty and entertaining, as well as the delivery. Steve McQueen does a great job acting out his character (contrary to popular opinion on this board). The form of the movie is well balanced and brings about a swift, dramatic and overall satisfying conclusion along with a small "coda" as a part of a series of comic relief moments ongoing through the entire movie. As others have said on this review board - Do waste your time with this one - it will be a time filled with laughter and good humor and you'll be happier for it.

In an era when the portrayal of the stumbling drunk hadn't become tragic and offensive, this movie has Jack Weston working his versatile magic with just such a role. He creates some moments of real humor. McQueen gives it a hard try at being comedic and succeeds much of the time with his own style. Dean Jagger is a great foil for all the madcap goings on. For hot rod T-bucket fans there's Norm Grabowski, so called 'father of the T-bucket', working the on-board blinker. A lightweight, silly comedy not to be viewed as anything else.

This is the first movie I have ever seen that starred Steve McQueen(and it looks like it won't be the last). I loved this movie because it has that innocent but silly comedy that movies nowadays lack. I have looked for it in all the video stores but can't seem to find it. It is one of those movies that can cheer you up if you feel down. So, I will recommend watching it.

Sure it's a little formulaic, but not deserving of the excoriation which precedes this mini-review. McQueen is just fine in the role, not so much a pure comic character as the fast-talking con-man Lieutenant, rather the sort of the role Tony Curtis used to play. And to keep the record straight, McQueen did other comedies, such as _Soldier in the Rain_, and the semi-comedic _Reivers_. McQueen comes up with the idea of using a high-speed electronic computer to beat the roulette wheel and enlists Hutton and another sailor into the scheme. Hutton, as the computer scientist doesn't have much to do, since he can't also play the fast-talking con-man. (And besides, he's a computer scientist!) But he does get to woo Prentiss, who amuses as the beautiful near-sighted heiress who talks to statues. Weston up on the ledge with the blinker makes for a quite funny interlude as the others have noted. But McQueen does not deserve the invective heaped upon him by the other reviewers of this film.