This is a film from the genre I'd like to call the 'poor 'old rich folks' type of film. Like so many glossy soap operas of the era, it's all about folks who have every reason to be happy but instead are neurotic idiots.
The film stars Lana Turner (THE ultimate middle-aged rich character from the 50s and 60s), Cliff Robertson, Ruth Roman, Hugh O'Brian (the gigolo) and a young Stephanie Powers and the film is set in Acapulco. Turner and her husband, Robertson, are rich and spend their time lying about on the beach or in their yacht--drinking and being lowlifes. Throughout the film, she drinks and he chases Powers--as Roman and Turner are pursued by the opportunistic O'Brian. There really isn't much more to the film than this, as they (especially Turner) are all cold and self-involved idiots.
The characters are rather one-dimensional and the film yet another film in Turner's late career in which she played a caricature of herself. Like these other films, this one is trashy and silly. Some may like it for just this reason--it is oddly entertaining. But it's also a great example of a bad film--a very bad film. As for me, I just found it all very tedious--though at least Powers was nice eye candy.
The film stars Lana Turner (THE ultimate middle-aged rich character from the 50s and 60s), Cliff Robertson, Ruth Roman, Hugh O'Brian (the gigolo) and a young Stephanie Powers and the film is set in Acapulco. Turner and her husband, Robertson, are rich and spend their time lying about on the beach or in their yacht--drinking and being lowlifes. Throughout the film, she drinks and he chases Powers--as Roman and Turner are pursued by the opportunistic O'Brian. There really isn't much more to the film than this, as they (especially Turner) are all cold and self-involved idiots.
The characters are rather one-dimensional and the film yet another film in Turner's late career in which she played a caricature of herself. Like these other films, this one is trashy and silly. Some may like it for just this reason--it is oddly entertaining. But it's also a great example of a bad film--a very bad film. As for me, I just found it all very tedious--though at least Powers was nice eye candy.