Review of Monkey Business (1952) by Randolph G — 20 Aug 2008
A light (and I do mean light) comedy about a middle-aged married chemist who creates a "fountain of youth" formula, and all the hijinks that ensue. One of the experimental chimps gets out of its cage and mixes the formula and dumps it in the water cooler (and of course this is the formula that works).
The chemist thinks he's invented it though (because he always washes the formula down with a glass of water from the cooler) and goes on a teenage rampage with the bosses' secretary (Marilyn Monroe).
Next, his wife (Ginger Rogers) takes the formula, and it's here that the movie begins to pick up. Rogers is excellent as the juvenile girl, and it's her performance that makes the movie. Cary Grant seems to be walking through the first half, only towards the end does he put on the charm (but doesn't Marilyn Monroe look pretty?).
It's a fairly amusing movie, but not one that's required viewing in the pantheon of great hollywood films.
This review of Monkey Business (1952) was written by Randolph G on 20 Aug 2008.
Monkey Business has generally received positive reviews.
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