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

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Monroe at her worst is the best thing in this pathetic movie. She handles her musical numbers very well, but the songs, aside from 'Heart belongs to Daddy' have lyrics that are laughable, not funny, but sophmoric. The movie tries so hard to be good-- even bringing in cameos by Crosby and Kelly badly written, and one by Uncle Milty at his obnoxious worst. The picture was so dull that Monroe shines.

This movie had its spots of humor due to the absurdity of the total differences between the real billionaire and the fake average guy. Some of the gags were just chuckle category but some elicited a real laugh. I enjoyed watching the people play the roles of those caught plying their deceit in the passing off of the rich man who was pretending to be poor so the object of his affection would hopefully like him for himself rather than his money. It was good to see the likes of Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, and Milton Berle in surprise roles trying to teach the stiff as stark rich guy how to sing or dance or be funny.I'm not certain why it did poorly at the box office, maybe it had some serious competition at the time. This was not Oscar material but it was good enough to keep me interested. I munched through a whole bag of Paul Newmans micro corn without stopping so it had to have something working for it.

Let's Make Love, 1960 * * Verdict: mostly boring. On the positive side: opens with an interesting, imaginative introduction of the main character. The first half of the film is quite tedious and boring. Things improve a little in the second half with pace and dialogue improving and appearances by Milton Berle, Bing Crosby and Gene Kelly, playing themselves in the film, as they give advice to help our French main character learn comedy, dance and singing.The story concerns a French billionaire, who learns a stage play will be made, one which makes fun of him. He visits a rehearsal of the play and is mistaken as an actor. He decides to take advantage of this and accepts an offer to be in the play, to try to save his reputation from being tarnished. Along the way, he falls for a young female actress (Marilyn Monroe), also rehearsing for the play.For those familiar with Marilyn Monroes's films of the 50's, she was a bit overweight here. In her case, that does not detract much from her overall beauty, sensuousness and charm. As a lead character, Marilyn Monroe does not have much of a role to play here, the same old boring sex siren, this time in a stage theater setting.The Frenchmen Yves Montand, is the acting highlight, to help brighten up an otherwise mostly dull film. He has some moments of genuine charm and humor. A paycheck for Marilyn Monroe, but a waste of her comedic and dramatic talents as a film actress. She would next go on to "The Misfits", a dark and sad film and after that, was filming another comedy, "Something's Got To Give", when she was fired from the studio, hired back and shortly later, died alone, tragically at home.

Wealthy Jean-Marc Clement (Yves Montand) discovers that he is going to be satirized in a play so he pays a visit to rehearsals. However, he is mistaken for an actor and asked to join the troupe. He does so under the alias of Alexander Dumas so that he can get close to the leading lady, Amanda (Marilyn Monroe). But she already has a boyfriend in the leading man, Tony Danton (Frankie Vaughan). Can Jean-Marc get his girl....? Yves Montand is good, apart from his terrible "cock-a-doodle-doo" impressions - truly awful - and there is a very obvious scene which he is given towards the end - you can just imagine the director saying "Give the French guy a mime to do". Milton Berle appears as himself and is both funny and annoying. Bing Crosby appears as himself and is totally pointless and "past it" and Marilyn Monroe shows that she could actually be quite good in certain roles. She seems to have thankfully dropped the baby-talk.Back to the story - it's complete unbelievable garbage. It's not very funny and poor old Frankie Vaughan is treated appallingly as Marilyn's love interest. In the real world, no way would the story pan out how it does. I must also mention the music numbers - they are awful. Despite a few hopeful moments in the opening number "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (a desperately transparent attempt to emulate the success of "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"), it's ultimately disappointing. As is the film.