One of the stupidest films depicting satire that I have ever seen. This literal farce reminded me so much of 1959's "The Mouse that Roared."
The idea here is that love shall conquer all and is the ultimate answer to diplomacy.
John Gavin's Russian accent is ridiculous and Sandra Dee, the teen in love in so many movies, is rather foolishly cast here.
As the head of the practically non-existent country, Ustinov appears to be a bumbling fool, another Peter Sellers doing Inspector Clouseau. His going back and forth between the American and Russian embassies was ridiculous at best.
If this is the way we solve diplomatic problems, we're really in for it. The Russian girl, the expert in statistics, reminded me in a way of Greta Garbo's Ninotchka. Her hardline Communist views give in when she falls for Dee's American fiancé.
Ridiculous fanfare at its worst.
The idea here is that love shall conquer all and is the ultimate answer to diplomacy.
John Gavin's Russian accent is ridiculous and Sandra Dee, the teen in love in so many movies, is rather foolishly cast here.
As the head of the practically non-existent country, Ustinov appears to be a bumbling fool, another Peter Sellers doing Inspector Clouseau. His going back and forth between the American and Russian embassies was ridiculous at best.
If this is the way we solve diplomatic problems, we're really in for it. The Russian girl, the expert in statistics, reminded me in a way of Greta Garbo's Ninotchka. Her hardline Communist views give in when she falls for Dee's American fiancé.
Ridiculous fanfare at its worst.