So amusingly quaint and so of its time that I wasn't really expecting to like it much, but goddamn I had such a blast watching this. Funny (intentionally or not) and legitimately thrilling and with a fun cast. Helen Hayes is so wonderfully good here, I was initially confused why she won an Oscar for THIS film, but boy she proved me wrong so hard. Just well-done stupid fun, total comfort food. I expect the sequels to be not as good, but as long as George Kennedy is that same recurring character, I think it'll be fine.
So amusingly quaint and so of its time that I wasn't really expecting to like it much, but goddamn I had such a blast watching this. Funny (intentionally or not) and legitimately thrilling and with a fun cast. Helen Hayes is so wonderfully good here, I was initially confused why she won an Oscar for THIS film, but boy she proved me wrong so hard. Just well-done stupid fun, total comfort food. I expect the sequels to be not as good, but as long as George Kennedy is that same recurring character, I think it'll be fine.