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...understatement which the play's single set for instance, made possible. The camera ranges after Tom as he goes to the beach, the golf course, the school pajama party, and even to the rooms of Ellie, the local prostitute. The difference is that the movie's director, Vincente Minelli, seems intent to extract every bit of emotion, or--as the ads suggest--"sensitivity" from events that were only spoken of in the play. The apparent eagerness of both the writer and the director to exploit the scenes of misunderstanding do most to make the movie so uncomfortable...
Army Life: "Here are the volunteers, sir-Walcowski, Cohen, Jorgenson, Schultz, Minelli and O'Hara...
...picture's comic coloring of its familiar incidents sometimes comes close to falsifying them. But a skillful script, Vincente Minelli's brisk direction and another topnotch Tracy performance keep the humanity and the fun intact. Admirers of Father of the Bride will not be let down; all they have to fear now is that M-G-M will be tempted to go on working its father lode until the ore thins...
Under Vincente Minelli's crisp direction, the fun rarely lets up. Actress Taylor, perfectly cast, gives a winning performance. But in a production that makes a happy blend of many talents, Veteran Tracy is by far the most conspicuous. The role of the harassed, neglected father is his best in years, and from start to finish his flawless playing is a joy to watch...
Surely, it is at least as much to the credit of Writer Ardrey as Producer Berman and Director Minelli that the picture "stoutly refused to spice up the sin or gloss over the grimness of Emma's life . . ." If writers were not such forgotten men in Hollywood [you might have] a few more good pictures . . . to list as Current & Choice...