"One Big Affair" showed on a classic movie channel recently. Not having seen it, we decided to gamble on it. To be fair, one must admit the film seen today feels outdated, even though the copy we watched was in pristine condition. The story, even for 1951 must have been one of the B movies made to use the actors under contract, probably. We have no clue if that was the case.
As directed by Peter Godfrey, one gets the feeling he was not inspired when it went into production. The story is silly, at best. Perhaps with a different approach a better product might have turned out. There is no chemistry between Dennis O'Keefe and Evelyn Keyes. What comes out is a series of clichés that go nowhere. On the other hand, at a brief 80 minutes running time, the viewer is saved when "The End" comes on.
The only redeeming thing in the film is the Mexican vistas captured by the cinematographer Jose Ortiz Ramos mainly on locations in the pyramids of Teotihuacan and on the road between Mexico City and Acapulco.
As directed by Peter Godfrey, one gets the feeling he was not inspired when it went into production. The story is silly, at best. Perhaps with a different approach a better product might have turned out. There is no chemistry between Dennis O'Keefe and Evelyn Keyes. What comes out is a series of clichés that go nowhere. On the other hand, at a brief 80 minutes running time, the viewer is saved when "The End" comes on.
The only redeeming thing in the film is the Mexican vistas captured by the cinematographer Jose Ortiz Ramos mainly on locations in the pyramids of Teotihuacan and on the road between Mexico City and Acapulco.
