jmillerdp Wow! Here's a "classic" movie that is anything but classic. It's a meandering, unfocused mess. There is zero chemistry between Doris Day and David Niven. Their's is a pairing that could only be understood by a delusional studio executive. Doris Day is reduced to singing her "Que Sera Sera" again, for no reason, and then does another musical number, again for no reason.There's just all kinds of stuff going on, most of it inexplicable. Like Day and Niven's family not just moving to the country, but moving into a house that looks like something out of "The Munsters!" And, I guess they just see that one house and decide to buy it on the spot!What follows are just pointless plot and subplots going back and forth until the film thankfully comes to an end! And, they can't even do one shot on location. Very studio bound and lazy!I know that people get nostalgic for old films, but they really shouldn't be nostalgic about this one!** (2 Out of 10 Stars)

wes-connors ... unless you are a fan of the main players. This is not the film to MAKE you a fan of Doris Day or David Niven. That's the rub. Ms. Day is in a situation comedy which was much more suitable as a TV show. The comedy and performances in this film are very slight. Day's musical performance with the children is very poorly choreographed.The scenes featuring the family moving into the mansion would have been more successful in a "Three Stooges" film. The children should have been kept in the cage for the entire lenght of the film. Some of the sets are nice. Janis Paige and Mr. Niven are good - they should have hooked up... **** Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) Charles Walters ~ Doris Day, David Niven, Janis Paige

moonspinner55 After playing a sexy interior decorator in "Pillow Talk", Doris Day went back to being homespun in "Daisies", and it's a defeatist move. With her blonde hair darker and swept back in a French bun, she's sweet and homey to her four kids, loving to husband David Niven, but where's the feisty Doris we all know and love? Based on Jean Kerr's book, Niven plays a theater-critic who capitulates on a personal review about a sexy actress, finding himself the Flavor of the Month. The kids are amusing brats, and the opening scenes in New York City have bounce, but the second-half on a ramshackle estate is dire--and so is the title song. It's a disappointment for Day's fans; she's wonderful as a sharp city woman, and she gets off a few good asides here, but bucolic doesn't do much for her, and there's little chemistry between she and fidgety Niven. ** from ****

funkyfry I found this film to be pretty mediocre overall. The story couples Doris Day and David Niven as a couple who are moving from the city to the country just as the husband, Niven, is beginning to become a famous drama critic. Various entanglements of course arise in their new life in suburbia and in Niven's busy social life. They are surrounded by an unusual tandem of kids including one who is kept in a cage for safety reasons.The best thing you can say about it is that it is "charming". The production is competent, the supporting cast is decent, the dialogue is good. But it's just not the type of film I personally enjoy.