Housesitter
Synopsis
She's turning his house into a home...hers!
After building his dream house, architect Newton Davis proposes marriage to his girlfriend, only to be summarily rejected. He seeks solace in a one-night stand with a waitress, never imagining that a woman he slept with once would end up posing as his wife. Gwen's ruse is so effective that by the time Newton learns of his "marriage," the entire town feels like they know him.
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This is a woefully underrated comedy reminiscent of the great con-woman movies of the 30's (think Bringing Up Baby). I kept waiting for it to somehow go limp and conventional, but it resisted that expectation. It's consistantly inventive and original.
89/100
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Goldie Hawn makes this movie. And the dialogue is very smart. But... does anyone else seriously not care about the result of their fake relationship? I mean, she's in her late 40's and has a body most women would kill for not to mention her immeasurable charm and wit and I think Steve Martin is one of the best looking men who's ever lived and manages to "pity" her throughout most of the story without making you want to kick him and yet... they were more interesting before their invented phony marriage. The scene in her apartment is the only great scene with them together, from a chemistry / relationship standpoint. The movie is still laidback and a great watch…
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Funny at times, mostly you'll be asking yourself why they made this.
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An amiable comedy that drifts along on the charm of it's two stars and a script that manages to not be terrible. It's thoroughly predictable, but difficult to actively dislike. Everybody involved has done much better work than this.
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Call me crazy but this really works. The first time I saw it, I thought it was ok, but this time around I was sold on the moments that make the leads fall for each other. Steve Martin can't act or anything but Goldie Hawn makes up for him.
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Steve Martin in Ray-Bans and a red convertible? Guh.
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Pretty predictable film and not as funny as it could have been. I felt that Steve and Goldie were just okay and not as good as they could have been however towards the end you meet Goldie's fake parents and they were the best part of the movie and added something to it.
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Classic Goldie Hawn. Feel good film :-)
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Another movie to try to beef up my Goldie Hawn watches, Housesitter was a fun comedy that truly showed off the talents of Goldie Hawn and Steve Martin. I am never really a fan of Steve Martin because he seems to be to extreme with him comedy, but in this movie he actually wasn’t. Goldie was great, the story was good. All around this was a fun little watch.