I discovered this movie because of Cliff Robertson. I didn't watch it then, but then when Rod Taylor passed away I rediscovered the film and had to see it. The first half of the film is like any other 1960s rom-com. It's cute, funny, etc etc. Then it takes a turn that was unexpected, but very good, about halfway through. Still it wasn't amazing or anything. While I was watching the last 20-30 minutes I was thinking about how I would write my review. BUT WAIT, there's more! ....The last 15 minutes of this movie are absolute PERFECTION! Just watch it. its amazing. Rod Taylor is great!

This is one of the most delightful, enjoyable and successful comedies of the 60s, and in 50 years it has lost nothing of its charm and not aged at all. Everyone remains young at heart somewhere in his being, and this film is something of a miracle worker bringing out that feeling of eternal continuous youth. The question is where all the charm is coming from. All the actors are in top form, but Jane Fonda and Rod Taylor are leading the show, she in a dominating character of constantly impressing eloquence and honesty, while he supplies a more subtle charm of the discreet comfort of an accompanying orchestra. It must be pointed out how much the music means for this film. It is perfect all the way and supplies exactly the right mood for every scene, constantly changing between jazz, entertainment and classical romantic - sometimes it approaches Rachmaninov. Above all, this is Norman Krasna's best script, and he was one of the most experienced script writers of Hollywood with decades of professional work behind him. The dialog couldn't be better. Phrases like "If I were you I would kiss me" and the dialog "What's the matter with you women?" Answer: "Men!" will stick forever like the best repartees of the heyday of screwball comedies. The story is ingenious: two couples find each other through jungles of complications and more than one regular mess. In brief, for a comedy, everything is perfect in this film, nothing is missing or lacking, it offers everything and will remain a joy every time you see it.

One of the iconic movies about the lure of non New Yorkers to downtown Manhattan. Two visitors to downtown, Rod Taylor and Jane Fonda, meet, spar, consider, find obstacles and eventually agree. The location photography, largely the residential and commercial zones at the southern end of Central Park,are as a fine a travelog of the city, dressed for another time, as one might ever locate. Rod Taylor and Cliff Robertson. the longest male roles, are excellent. I have never personally warmed to Jane Fonda as the one moment prude, one moment siren and one moment goofball ingenue repeated in so many romantic comedies of this era, though critics and general audiences seem to think she is top drawer. In the end, the traditional mild reproach, of the downtown New York City brother and his girlfriend whirlwinding for a moment to themselves, with the out of towners having trouble trying to connect for sincerity, may also be a traditional approach to playing downtown New York City in fiction.

Jane Fonda stars as virginal Eileen Tyler and Cliff Robertson as Adam Tyler her brother in this pleasant risqué (for the time) comedy set in New York. Fonda comes into her own in this film in more of a starring role (in terms of actual screen time) than in her previous films. She plays a virgin who is growing impatiently curious about sex because of her fiancé's delayed proposal when she meets Mike Mitchell, played by Rod Taylor, on a bus on a Sunday afternoon in New York. Robert Culp is Russ Wilson, Fonda's out-of-town fiancé. Complications ensue when Robertson, Taylor, and Culp end up at Robertson's apartment with Fonda needing to explain who is who. Comedy and handling of subject matter, daring then, is dated now but fun nevertheless.Fonda is pretty good in this role; Robertson is good as Fonda's pilot playboy brother who spends the length of the film trying to get a day off with his fiancé Mona Harris played by Jo Morrow. Taylor is suave but becomes uncharacteristically awkward when caught with Fonda in Robertson's apartment. Culp is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as Fonda's out-of-town fiancé. The New York location shooting is fun and breezy, including a scene in Central Park with Jim Hutton appearing briefly in a row boat. Jim Backus plays the chief pilot. Peter Nero appears in the film at his club playing piano of course. Mel Torme sings the title song. Norman Krasna wrote the screenplay based on his Broadway play. **1/2 of 4 stars.