Qanqor So, having seen a lot of mixed reviews of this film, I went into it with fairly low expectations. But I wanted to see Cary Grant's last film, even as a curiosity. But I actually found I liked it a great deal!OK, let's be clear: this is no "Philadelphia Story" or "His Girl Friday". There are definitely comic scenes that just don't work. But there are also plenty that do; I laughed out loud several times during the film. I'm still chuckling right now, remembering one of my favorite bits: Cary giving up his seat on the bus.One thing I particularly liked about the film was Grant's character. He's not *trying* to be the suave romantic lead anymore, and he's totally comfortable with that. He's clearly happily married, to the point of having four grown children. He goes through the movie almost deliberately showing his age, struggling to see without his glasses or unable to keep up with all the standing and sitting for toasts. It's almost like it's a shared joke between him and the audience, as if he's winking at us and saying "Yeah, I know, I'm not the young stud anymore. ;-)" But whatever he's lost with age, he's gained in wisdom, a particular kind of wisdom that resonates with me: the wisdom of realizing that's what's most important in life is to have fun. He treats life as an adventure. Note the way that he chooses to stay in the apartment, even when his lavish hotel suite is ready for him. His climbing all over the building. His stripping down and running in the race. His total and instant distaste for the stuffy, no-fun English diplomat. This is *my* kind of character! Reminiscent of someone you might find in "You Can't Take It With You", or even the early Marx Brothers.OK, the sad truth is, Cary is really what makes the movie; without him, it's all pretty slim. The rest of the cast is nothing to write home about. Still, on the whole the writing was pretty good. Some witty lines, and the plot was well constructed. While this is essentially a remake of "The More The Merrier", it really uses only the bare skeleton of that film, and does its own, fresh take on it. Frankly, I consider this "Walk Don't Run" to be superior to "The More The Merrier" (which I found started off excellently but bogged down very badly in the second half), and I don't care one whit that I seem to be the only person who thinks so. Though I will admit that the anal-retentive morning schedule thing was handled better in the earlier film.So, all in all, I think it was a very fitting swan song for Mr. Grant. Not an ideal film, but an ideal character for him to go out playing.

morrison-martha2 Two stars because of Cary Grant, otherwise zero stars. This film has nothing to recommend it and it is a bit sad to see god Cary reduced to acting in a routine and tired remake of an older, truly brilliant and genuinely funny film called 'The More the Merrier'. Where the latter is full of flair and wit, this remake is forced and bloated; where the latter is full of well thought-out and interesting eccentricities, this feels like a string of clichéd and unfunny jokes. Cary knows he's in a bad film and although he does a decent job, one can feel that neither his heart nor his mind is in it.My advice, don't bother with this (unless you're set on covering the entire Cary Grant filmography),but do try and get hold of the 'The More the Merrier'. I wish Cary had ended his career(one of the most glorious film careers ever) with a much better film.

BJJManchester The great Cary Grant's final film,WALK DON'T RUN doesn't end the Bristol-born legend's filmography in a triumphant splash like John Wayne's THE SHOOTIST(still arguably the greatest finale to a film icon's career),but it is nowhere as embarrassing as Bette Davis' WICKED STEPMOTHER or Errol Flynn's CUBAN REBEL GIRLS.If there is a one word description for this film,it would be 'pleasant'.There really isn't much else to say about WALK DON'T RUN,accept that it's a remake of THE MORE THE MERRIER,set around the Tokyo Olympics in 1964 instead of wartime Washington,with Samantha Eggar and Jim Hutton in the Jean Arthur/Joel McCrea roles,and Grant reprising the Oscar-winning performance of Charles Coburn as the elderly matchmaker,this time as British businessman Sir William Rutland. Even though he was in his early sixties by this time,'Elderly' is not really an ephitet to think of with Cary Grant.He still looks sleek,stylish and handsome here as he ever did,and is in fact somewhat miscast playing a lovable Mr.Fixit(as Coburn so successfully did) despite his advanced age.But it is thanks to Grant's very presence that the film is watchable. A very inconsequential,wispy and fluffy script,allied with a rather colourless romantic couple (Eggar and Hutton) is totally redeemed by the ever stylish Mr.Grant's double takes,charm and elegance,and his wry delivery gives the mostly flat,stolid lines in the uninspired script some barely noticeable comic depth.Other minor kudos are the Tokyo locations,a genial,uplifting(often whistled) musical score by Quincy Jones(another of his many underrated cinema compositions)and an amusing turn by the upper class actor John Standing as a cheesed off British embassy official,plus other surprises like a cameo from George Takei (Mr Sulu from STAR TREK),and if you catch it,a very brief bit on a TV featuring Jimmy Stewart from THE MAN FROM LARAMIE,dubbed into Japanese!What is pleasing about this final film is that Grant retired from screen acting just at the correct time,not going on like many other film stars into decrepit old age,doing humiliating cameos and character roles like scores of his contemporaries.He alludes to his age here by not getting the girl at the film's end for the only time in his leading man career (the script makes it clear he is a happily married man anyway),but the very final scene, him successfully joining the previously reluctant young couple in an embrace (courtesy of a remote control device) and being driven away by his chauffeur,still looking remarkably untouched by the sands of time, is rather touchingly done.It would've been nicer to see one of the big screen's greatest leading men end his career on a higher note,but WALK DON'T RUN is still a likable and reasonably dignified swansong to Cary Grant's memorable contribution to film history.RATING:6 out of 10.

DKosty123 Cary Grant's last film is in many ways a typical Grant performance. He does light romantic comedy in this 1 more time. The supporting cast is OK with the late Jim Hutton being the most talented.The film itself is amusing but kind of rough around it's edges. I am not sure why, but the pace of this film doesn't feel entirely right. Maybe it has to do with Grants advancing age or maybe the Director was trying something new which just doesn't work all the time.Whatever it is, the chemistry between the actors & actresses suffer & it shows in the film. Granted, this is not supposed to be art though this role for Grant is pretty much typical of his other films. There are a few decent laughs in this one & if you like Cary Grant, enough here to watch.Don't mistake it with his classic work like in the film North By NorthWest. Call this one way far east.