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Houseboat (Widescreen)

Cary Grant (Actor), Sophia Loren (Actor), Melville Shavelson (Director) | Rated: Unrated | Format: DVD
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Cary Grant and Sophia Loren look just swell together in Houseboat, and why shouldn't they? Grant was still at his best, Loren was bewitching Hollywood as an exotic new ingénue, and offscreen they had had a torrid affair a couple of years earlier, during the shooting of The Pride and the Passion. The two tanned stars are the main attraction in this romantic comedy, which installs single dad Cary and his three children on a dilapidated houseboat on the Potomac River. Sophia is the maid, except she's not really a maid but the cultured daughter of a famous musician. Yes, this is one of those situation comedies in which every problem could be cleared up if only one character told the truth about the situation. If that sort of thing drives you crazy, best skip this one. It's no classic, but those two icons are awfully appealing. --Robert Horton

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Not much, as befits this movie's minor historical profile, but a couple of trailers give a flavor of '50s ad techniques, and a gallery of stills has some hilariously stilted publicity photographs. --Robert Horton

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1.0 out of 5 stars Unwatchable, Mar 12 2003
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Chris Vallancourt (Maynard, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Houseboat (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is one of those films that are made to capitalize on star power, get quick results at the box office, and then disappear into the land of forgotten films.

About a half hour into this debacle, which featured whiny children, predictable plotting, and overall lack of likable (or believable) characters, I was forced to just turn it off.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cary, Sophia and 50s Fashion and Romance at its best, April 5 2004
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J. Whitford (Falls Church, VA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Houseboat (Widescreen) (DVD)
Houseboat was the first movie I ever saw in a drive-in. Imagine seeing Cary Grant and Sophia Loren dancing to a Sam Cooke love song on a screen the size of a football field. The wardrobe for the movie is stunning. When did we stop taking the time to dazzle with matching hats, gloves, etc.? Obvious beauty aside, what really impressed me was the award winning script. The explanation Cary Grant gives as a parent about death, and the kids dialogue and behavior rang true. The kids behaved like any children would when one parent dies, and an absentee parent appears to take them from the safe world of their grandparents. The kids were terrific in their roles. Cary Grant and Sophia Loren were superb considering she had just dumped him to marry her current husband. One wonders what would have happened if Cary and Sophia had really married. Would they have lived happily ever after like they did in Houseboat? Who knows. At least we can have that fantasy time and time again on DVD.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Charming!, Oct 6 2003
This review is from: Houseboat (VHS Tape)
Ok so maybe this isn't Cary Grant's funniest comedy but I still enjoyed it and found things to laugh at, it is a sweet movie about a handsome widow with mischievous children who meets a beautiful Italian woman who agrees to be nanny to his children and kind of a housekeeper though she at first is not very good at cleaning and cooking and he doesn't agree with her views about taking care of children and the banter and the attraction between them is amusing. Cary Grant and Sophia Loren are both very good but so are the kids especially Paul Petersen from The Donna Reed Show. I highly recommend this charming movie! I used to have this movie on video but the tape was old and worn out so I think I will probably be getting the widescreen DVD.
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