Star trifle wastes Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman on stuffy, inferior material. Derived from the play "Kind Sir", plot has a popular stage actress falling for an American Diplomat in London; trouble is, he says he's married. Director Stanley Donen stages the proceedings just like a play (the only exception is a funny sequence involving split-screen). Ingrid is classy and lovely (as usual), but there are no sparks between she and Grant, who is a real mystery; at half-mast for the first hour, Cary suddenly livens up...and perhaps goes too far, becoming hammy and obnoxious. The plot has too few twists, although the last-act is witty and features some clever dialogue. ** from ****
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