That Touch of Mink

1962 "Insistence! Resistance! Persistence! Co-Existence! It's the year's most uproarious, romantic free-for-all...!"
6.6| 1h39m| NR| en
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Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to apologize, but upon meeting Cathy, Roger knows that she would be a suitable match for his boss. Despite their mutual attraction, Cathy and Philip want different things. Philip wants a fling, while Cathy wants a marriage. As they travel to exotic locales, their differing motivations are put to the test.

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ShangLuda Admirable film.
RipDelight This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
HotToastyRag Delbert Mann, director of classic masterpieces Separate Tables, Dear Heart, and Desire Under the Elms was saddled with two silly Doris Day movies in the 1960s: Lover Come Back and That Touch of Mink. He wasn't by any means lousy when directing comedy, but his talents were wasted with the silly fluff pieces.Doris Day is paired with the debonair Cary Grant in this movie, and their differences are only magnified by the film. He's extremely classy yet direct; she's common and frazzled. When paired with other costars, like James Stewart and Clark Gable, Doris comes across as classy, but up against Cary Grant, she doesn't stand a chance. Since I wasn't able to see why he was interested in her, I wasn't really able to root for the romance. Another problem with this dated flick are the so-called scandalous jokes about premarital sex and feminine honor. By that point in her career, audiences expected Doris Day to act like a prim prude, but the movie just doesn't stand the test of time very well. It's supposed to be insulting for Cary Grant to give Doris an indecent proposal, and the mere thought of spending the night in a hotel with a man fills her with anxiety. Attitudes have changed for most people today, so unless you are looking for amusement in a cultural history book, you probably won't really like this movie.
Edgar Allan Pooh . . . could be a line from a slasher flick, but the only horror here is a mysterious epidemic of "rashes." This puzzling aspect of THAT TOUCH OF MINK begins with Doris Day's "Miss Timberlake" character claiming to be "inhibited." But later--wink, wink--a joke is made about not Day's touch of mink, but the touch of her frequent on-screen fluids swapper, Real Life STD victim Rock Hudson. In between, her heartbreaking herpes outbreak halfway into TOUCH delays her baby until the final scene, immediately after tycoon Phil's own touch of herpes. TOUCH could have been the first movie titled FIFTY SHADES OF GREY, as the avuncular Cary Grant goes cradle-robbing with his graying temples, adorned mostly in gray suits. Miss Timberlake says at one point that she wishes that he had hit her, and Phil tells a guy from Detroit that he HAS punched her out. Add 40 years to "Christian Grey's" age and a Red Room, and SHADES becomes a remake of TOUCH.
Claudio Carvalho While going to receive her unemployment paycheck and to a job interview later, the coat of the naive Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day) is splashed with mud by the Rolls Royce of the millionaire businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant). Later he sees her going to have lunch from his office and sends his financial adviser Roger (Gig Young) to give some money to Cathy to compensate her loss. Cathy feels offended with the offer and she goes to Philip's office with the intention of throwing the money on his face. However, when she sees the handsome Philip, she immediately falls in love with him. They date and Cathy expects that Philip proposes to marry her, but he does not have this intention. "That Touch of Mink" is a silly and naive but funny romantic comedy. The premise is dumb and is irritating to see Cathy buying expensive clothing and traveling to Bermudas with a playboy expecting to give nothing in return. But the comedy has many funny situations, like the just married couple in the motel or Roger being mistakenly taken as Philip in Cathy's apartment building. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Carícias de Luxo" ("Caresses of Luxury")
Armand at many other movies of period. the humor, few seductive scenes, sparkles of dialog and perfect cast are the best ingredients for a romantic comedy who use old victorious recipes. Carz Grant and Doris Day. that is all. because, far to be memorable, it is nice. in a special manner, with not bad jokes and with an easy story. like a spring rain. only entertainment and absurd situations but another proof about triumph of right cause in skin of war between sexes. the best part - the flavor of a lost age. the worst - impression than it is just another piece from a series game. but the charm of Grant, the sweetness of Daz are invincible. yesterday. and tomorrow. for each viewer in different way.