HotToastyRag Delbert Mann, director of classic masterpieces Separate Tables, Dear Heart, and Desire Under the Elms was saddled with two silly Doris Day movies in the 1960s: Lover Come Back and That Touch of Mink. He wasn't by any means lousy when directing comedy, but his talents were wasted with the silly fluff pieces.Doris Day is paired with the debonair Cary Grant in this movie, and their differences are only magnified by the film. He's extremely classy yet direct; she's common and frazzled. When paired with other costars, like James Stewart and Clark Gable, Doris comes across as classy, but up against Cary Grant, she doesn't stand a chance. Since I wasn't able to see why he was interested in her, I wasn't really able to root for the romance. Another problem with this dated flick are the so-called scandalous jokes about premarital sex and feminine honor. By that point in her career, audiences expected Doris Day to act like a prim prude, but the movie just doesn't stand the test of time very well. It's supposed to be insulting for Cary Grant to give Doris an indecent proposal, and the mere thought of spending the night in a hotel with a man fills her with anxiety. Attitudes have changed for most people today, so unless you are looking for amusement in a cultural history book, you probably won't really like this movie.

Claudio Carvalho While going to receive her unemployment paycheck and to a job interview later, the coat of the naive Cathy Timberlake (Doris Day) is splashed with mud by the Rolls Royce of the millionaire businessman Philip Shayne (Cary Grant). Later he sees her going to have lunch from his office and sends his financial adviser Roger (Gig Young) to give some money to Cathy to compensate her loss. Cathy feels offended with the offer and she goes to Philip's office with the intention of throwing the money on his face. However, when she sees the handsome Philip, she immediately falls in love with him. They date and Cathy expects that Philip proposes to marry her, but he does not have this intention. "That Touch of Mink" is a silly and naive but funny romantic comedy. The premise is dumb and is irritating to see Cathy buying expensive clothing and traveling to Bermudas with a playboy expecting to give nothing in return. But the comedy has many funny situations, like the just married couple in the motel or Roger being mistakenly taken as Philip in Cathy's apartment building. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Carícias de Luxo" ("Caresses of Luxury")

Armand at many other movies of period. the humor, few seductive scenes, sparkles of dialog and perfect cast are the best ingredients for a romantic comedy who use old victorious recipes. Carz Grant and Doris Day. that is all. because, far to be memorable, it is nice. in a special manner, with not bad jokes and with an easy story. like a spring rain. only entertainment and absurd situations but another proof about triumph of right cause in skin of war between sexes. the best part - the flavor of a lost age. the worst - impression than it is just another piece from a series game. but the charm of Grant, the sweetness of Daz are invincible. yesterday. and tomorrow. for each viewer in different way.

Robert J. Maxwell For a romantic comedy, this is pretty sad. Debonair millionaire Cary Grant tries unsuccessfully to seduce virginal Doris Day before she manages to wrench a proposal of marriage from him. Gig Young is the neurotic sidekick. Audrey Meadows is the wisecracking room mate of Doris Day.It's said because, first, the whole plot belongs back in the buttoned-down 50s. Bad timing. Nineteen sixty-two was on the cusp. Between the time this was first greenlighted and the moment of its release, women began taking the pill.A little depressing, too, because both the leads are old enough to be past these sorts of games. Doris Day, still attractive and sexy, is filmed through a layer of Vaseline or something. Cary Grant was four years away from the end of a forty-four year career. This ought to be a movie about kids in their 20s.And, okay, Doris Day's original holotype, "Pillow Talk," was extremely amusing in its own obvious way and commercially successful. Rock Hudson showed his modest talent for comedy. Even the two sequels were amusing, although one of them was virtually a remake. But the formula had run dry by this time. And one feels embarrassed at having to conceive of Cary Grant as a substitute for Rock Hudson.When I say the formula had run dry, here's an example of what I mean. As in "Pillow Talk," the uber-handsome and wealthy hunk talks Doris Day into joining him for a bit of illicit sex but she outwits him in one way or another. Here, Grant takes her to Bermuda after showering her with a wardrobe from Bergdorff-Goodman. (What gal could resist?) She frustrates him by breaking out in a nervous rash. So far, so repetitious. But the writers can't think of what to do next, so they later have Day decide to really go THROUGH with it. She flies back to the hotel and begs Grant to join her. He shows up and she's drunk as a skunk -- falls out the window, in fact -- and no man of principle ever takes advantage of a woman who is drunk. Besides that, Doris Day is the worst drunk ever to appear on the screen. Her voice seems to have been dubbed for the sequence. There had been a Frustration Scene in all three prequels. Here, there are two, because nobody could think up anything else.Finally, the wisecracks, double entendres, and cross situations aren't as inventive or as funny as they think they are. Grant is in a taxi, grumbling about psychoanalysts and lunch, and blurts out something about "Freud's famous frankfurters." The camera holds on his face for a long time while the laughs that aren't there finally subside.The movie isn't without its moments. Gig Young takes the place of Tony Randall in the prequels and he's quite good as the goofy ex economics professor. He had a neat comic touch and had played a similar role in "Ask Any Girl" (1959) and "The Desk Set" (1957). Young gets the best lines.But it would have been best if they'd quit making "Doris Day Movies" after the first three, and if both the principals here had hung up their guns before working in this one.