Review of The Ladies Man (1961) by Carlos M — 26 Oct 2016

In watching this movie, it occurred to me why many of Jerry Lewis' movies are shown infrequently. Many(like this) rely almost solely on slapstick humour, and in doing so the plot seems thin and almost like an afterthought.

I can absolutely see why it was enjoyed, and I almost forget how handsome Lewis was as a young man, but all of the physical humour tends to make the situations so unrealistic that it borders on absurdist.

I was surprised to see that Mel Brooks had a writing credit. It is still worth watching, especially as a family film(kids will love it) and also as an example of Lewis' directorial style. However, the star of this movie is the multi-level extremely expansive and elaborate set, the likes of which set a record cost at the time of $350K.