HotToastyRag I watched the preview for Caprice and decided I never wanted to rent the movie. It looked so unbelievably silly and stupid, completely fitting in with the lousy movies Doris Day made before her retirement. Against my better judgement, I rented it, fully expecting to turn it off after twenty minutes and pop in a real movie. Not only did I watch Caprice all the way through, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be!Sure, the absurd 60s music by Frank De Vol and the ridiculous yellow wardrobe designed by Ray Aghayan made me roll my eyes and groan at the silliness of the decade. But, besides that, it's just a regular ol' spy flick, with tons of twists and turns that kept me guessing. Doris Day is paired up against Richard Harris, and as she tries to smuggle out a secret formula from a cosmetics company, he tries to catch her in the act and report back to his boss. When romance gets in the way, will they abandon their missions, or is the wooing itself just an act? This isn't nearly as bad as The Glass Bottom Boat, another late-sixties Doris Day flick, but it's a far cry from being a fantastic movie. If you don't mind mediocre movies from the sixties, or you happen to like the bold fashion style from that time period, you can check this one out. The funniest part was when Doris goes to the movies and the marquis displays the advertisement for "Doris Day and Richard Harris in Caprice". Then we hear Doris singing the title song over the opening credits while the real Doris finds her seat in the theater!DLM Warning: If you suffer from vertigo or dizzy spells, like my mom does, this movie might not your friend. There are two extensive skiing scenes where the camera uses POV angles, and that will make you sick. In other words, "Don't Look, Mom!"Kiddy Warning: Obviously, you have control over your own children. However, there's one scary scene involving a tarantula and one scary scene towards the end, so I wouldn't let my kids watch it.

Quadruplex ...but didn't.What is there to say? Four writers screwed up. The story doesn't find a balance between espionage thriller and comedy. The writers obviously never decided whether they want to make fun of the 1960's beauty craze, spy movies, "Psycho" ("Stuart Clancy" tries to kill "Patricia Foster" while he's dressed up as a cleaning woman), the French or the 1960's US corporate world.I wouldn't bother to see this flick in a theater or rent it. Nevertheless: If it's on free television, record it and enjoy the few funny scenes (and fast-forward the rest). Doris Day's wardrobe and makeup is a hoot! "Stuart Clancy" ranting about a woman without makeup that he declares so ugly her husband would rather kiss the bus driver. The "bug in a sugar bowl" scene! ("Potato chips? What kind of diet is that?") "Patricia Foster" risking her neck while trying to snip off a wisp of "Su Ling's" hair...

froberts73 Doris's manager-husband was not anywhere as nice as most of her leading men, treating her so bad, their son just about disowned him, wisely siding with mom.Harris enjoyed working with her, but ditzed the pic; She was less than thrilled with it. Maybe all concerned grumbled their way through it, but the end result was quite satisfactory.The tense moments were wonderful cliff-hangers, and the comedy moments, particularly the crazy apartment chase were real laugh getters.One critic described the plot as convoluted. Fie on him. It was complex, but did not require a ton of gray matter to keep up with it.Overall, it was a couple of hours very well spent, a little known film with a lot going for it.One more thing. Michael J. Pollard was on the screen for only a few moments, but he dominated his time marvelously.Let me add one more, one more thing. I would watch Day any day.

cinemabon The only thing one can say about "Caprice" is that it will not be mentioned along with the name of Doris Day, but as the end of a glorious era of technical innovation in film. Cinemascope, Fox's answer to television, gave theater-goers new thrills, new vistas, and greater entertainment value for their hard earned dollar. We take the wide-screen process for granted, but thanks to an enterprising Frenchman, we have widescreen films to this day. Alfred Newman, the genius composer and conductor, wrote the extension for his Fox opening. For ten years, no one heard the famous opening until May 25, 1977 at the premier of "Star Wars." Unfortunately, Cinemascope ended on a whimper and not a bang, as "Caprice" is simply forgettable in every way.