The movie is a comedy about a group of American tourists on a whirlwind tour of about a dozen countries. It's not entirely bad : protagonists Ian McShane and Suzanne Pleshette give fine, charming performances, against a constantly changing background which includes some of the most beautiful and iconic sights in Europe. The general tone of the movie is pleasantly friendly and humane, too.
The movie is also wise enough to avoid a facile "Happy end", choosing to finish on a mature and bitter-sweet note.
However, for a comedy it's not particularly heavy on the jokes and gags. If you've got a lively sense of humor, it's entirely possible that you'll be able to think up five or six additional jokes for every quarter of an hour that passes - and some of these jokes might even be better. Compare and contrast, say, to a movie like "Allez France", which lines up a number of clichés about the French and English national character plus a number of clichés about London, and then starts riffing on them at breakneck speed.
As a Belgian I was amused to discover that the recommendations in the guide books circa 1960, 1970 ("Top ten things to see in Belgium") were pretty much the same that can be found today anno Domini 2019. Like one of my old teachers used to say : "If humanity destroys itself in a nuclear holocaust, only two things will remain : scorpions and tourist tips in guide books"...
The movie is also wise enough to avoid a facile "Happy end", choosing to finish on a mature and bitter-sweet note.
However, for a comedy it's not particularly heavy on the jokes and gags. If you've got a lively sense of humor, it's entirely possible that you'll be able to think up five or six additional jokes for every quarter of an hour that passes - and some of these jokes might even be better. Compare and contrast, say, to a movie like "Allez France", which lines up a number of clichés about the French and English national character plus a number of clichés about London, and then starts riffing on them at breakneck speed.
As a Belgian I was amused to discover that the recommendations in the guide books circa 1960, 1970 ("Top ten things to see in Belgium") were pretty much the same that can be found today anno Domini 2019. Like one of my old teachers used to say : "If humanity destroys itself in a nuclear holocaust, only two things will remain : scorpions and tourist tips in guide books"...