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Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

williwaw Columbia had a smash hit film in The More The Merrier with the great Jean Arthur. Cary Grant who made his last films at Universal such as Grass Is Greener, Operation Pettiooat, That Touch of Mink with Doris Day, Father Goose, and the superb Charade with Audrey Hepburn went to Columbia to remake the More The Merrier and called it Walk Don't Run and set at the Tokyo Olympiad. I read that Cary Grant personally sought out Jim Hutton who made all those wonderful MGM comedies with Paula Prentiss as the leading man and Samantha Eggar who starred in Columbia in William Wyler's The Collector as leading lady. Ms. Eggar is no Jean Arthur but then nobody to me can fill the shoes of that incomparable star Jean Arthur. Jim Hutton does well, and I liked his work, and Cary Grant is Cary Grant and that means the best there is. After this film Cary Grant retired despite numerous offers to return to the silver screen.

secondtake Walk Don't Run (1966)In my book, Cary Grant can do no wrong, and he absolutely makes this movie. It's a bit of a 1960s farce, and is maybe exactly what everyone was reacting against with the shift in movies around this time to greater realism and pertinence. This has neither!But that's okay, it has beauty (the sets, architecture, and widescreen filming are all really fabulous) and innocence, which is weird to remember. Even sweet romances from our time, like Sleepless in Seattle, don't have the same pure innocence of this, which I think is genuine in its own way. The scene is mid-60s Tokyo, which is hard to beat for interest (and great cars). The plot? Oh, I'm not sure it actually has one that matters, except boy meets girl. It's mostly like a super high class situation comedy, and the comedy is more important than the situation. And more important than both is Cary Grant, who is in great form. Yes, Jim Hutton is there (and he's fine but forgettable) as well as the female lead, Samantha Eggar (who is not as fine, but is fine anyway, and also forgettable). But then there is Cary Grant. There are even some odd gay gaze moments, where Grant, and the camera, check out the legs or body of a man (Grant, though married, was also gay, it appears). If you catch it it's almost shocking, but perhaps the audience was so innocent, as well, it was thought of as simply funny.So: drop Cary Grant beautifully in Tokyo and create a nonsensical series of little gags, and you have it. And it's Grant's last film.

wes-connors The 1964 Summer Olympics result in a tremendous housing shortage in Tokyo; so, suave British businessman Cary Grant (as William Rutland) can't get a hotel room. With no alternative, he decides to answer an apartment to share posting. Soon, silver-haired Mr. Grant is moving in with beautiful young Samantha Eggar (as Christine Easton). Grant is a little miffed when Ms. Eggar implies her boarder is too old for romance, but he's happily married. Moreover, Eggar is engaged.Next, Grant meets tall, dark, and handsome Jim Hutton (as Steve Davis), and decides he'd be better mate for Eggar than fiancé John Standing (as Julius Haversack). Grant has Mr. Hutton, an early-arriving Olympian waiting for his own accommodations to become available, make it "Three's a Crowd" in Eggar's apartment. Eventually, Grant decides to play matchmaker.The plot ("The More the Merrier") and situation are nothing new, but the cast makes it enjoyable. Grant is especially noteworthy in the scenes after he moves in to Eggar's apartment. His comic physical timing and delivery of lines is often impeccable. There was certainly no reason for Grant to retire, since he appears to have lost little due to age; and, his presence alone made the film a hit. "Walk, Don't Run" is way too long; but, spending two hours in an air-conditioned theater with Cary Grant must have been a cool way to spend time in the summer of 1966.****** Walk, Don't Run (6/29/66) Charles Walters ~ Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton, John Standing

DKosty123 Cary Grant's last film is in many ways a typical Grant performance. He does light romantic comedy in this 1 more time. The supporting cast is OK with the late Jim Hutton being the most talented.The film itself is amusing but kind of rough around it's edges. I am not sure why, but the pace of this film doesn't feel entirely right. Maybe it has to do with Grants advancing age or maybe the Director was trying something new which just doesn't work all the time.Whatever it is, the chemistry between the actors & actresses suffer & it shows in the film. Granted, this is not supposed to be art though this role for Grant is pretty much typical of his other films. There are a few decent laughs in this one & if you like Cary Grant, enough here to watch.Don't mistake it with his classic work like in the film North By NorthWest. Call this one way far east.