Review of Dream Wife

Dream Wife (1953)
2/10
Reviews by Franco
23 September 2015
I gave it a "2" by virtue of it being a Cary Grant movie. Otherwise, I would have given it a "1" with a wink because it is so bad that it is good, which is the very definition of camp. There are those kind of days when a movie this awful seems just right, especially if you need something to do in order to take your mind off of anything really important in your life.

I will not recap this silly piece of '50's fluff. You must watch it for yourself, but please don't blame me if you want the 100 minutes of your life back. I did warn you. Nevertheless, in my opinion, Cary Grant in anything trumps an incredible percentage of movies being made these days. One must still wonder what Cary was thinking when he agreed to appear in this mess of a movie. It would be hard to believe that he needed the money, but, who knows? I suspect that it tanked at the box office and if I wasn't too cheap to buy a premium subscription to IMDb, I could find out.

Perhaps in retrospect Cary Grant, himself, provides us with the ultimate review of his movie, as he decided to retire from film-making immediately after making it.
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