This is a genuinely heartfelt and lovely entertainment with a great cast and a marvelous score. Seeing Durante and Raye together is a rare treat, and Stephen Boyd acquits himself quite well in the unfamiliar musical genre. But the crown jewel is the magnificent Doris Day, who is in fine voice and adds grit and gleam to the proceedings.
The high point of the movie is the opening number, "Over and Over Again," whose final shot is a supreme moment among musical movies, when the camera pulls back and reveals simultaneously all the things we've been seeing individually throughout the number. In addition to being a truly beautiful shot, it amounts to a "surprise ending" for the number. Add to that the fact that the song is sung memorably by Day, and you have a classic movie moment.
The high point of the movie is the opening number, "Over and Over Again," whose final shot is a supreme moment among musical movies, when the camera pulls back and reveals simultaneously all the things we've been seeing individually throughout the number. In addition to being a truly beautiful shot, it amounts to a "surprise ending" for the number. Add to that the fact that the song is sung memorably by Day, and you have a classic movie moment.