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This time capsule from a bygone era features an amazing Dean Martin bachelor pad and the delectable sight of Frank Sinatra go-go dancing in a rock club. Such campy pleasures are the main appeal of Marriage on the Rocks, a sitcom-style comedy about marital dissatisfaction and legal confusion. Sinatra's been married to Deborah Kerr for 19 years, but her boredom with his stick-in-the-mud personality has her leaping to shake things up--especially when a Mexican vacation accidentally divorces the two. How Dino gets himself wedged into this mess is the stuff of labored farce. The two Rat Pack buddies have done this so many times they barely rouse themselves to mix the highballs, with only the presence of Frank's daughter Nancy, in a supporting role, stirring the fatherly spark. Trini Lopez contributes a song, in the aforementioned nightclub, and Cesar Romero has a buffoonish role as a do-everything Mexican local official. The whole enterprise has the air of hedge-betting about it, and everybody looks as though they're fulfilling a contractual obligation. --Robert Horton
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What do you do when you have a beautiful house, two great children, and a Marriage on the Rocks? If you're bored Val Edwards (Deborah Karr), you swap your fuddy-duddy hubby Dan (Frank SInatra) for his swingin' bachelor best friend Ernie (Dean Martin) - and watch the spraks fly. Ol' Blue Eyes breezes through this romantic comedy romp at the head of an all-star cast. Along for the laughs are frequent Sinatra co-stars Martin, Cesar Romero, and Tony Bill, plud daughter Nancy Sinatra and Kerr. The fun starts when the Edwards take a second honeymoon in Mexico and fall into the hands of the quickie-divorce/quickie-marriage lawyer Romero. Faster then jumping beans, everybody's unhitched, rehitched, confused, confounded, and cohabitating. But Dan has the right attitude. "We had a bad marriage", he says. "Let's have a happy divorce!"
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This movie gave me great delight as I really enjoyed looking back at the good clean style of movie made back in this era. The actors are great - especially Deborah Kerr - and I especially liked the interaction between the friendship of the characaters played by Frank and Dean. I wish there were more movies made along these lines for todays audience, which suits us baby boomers. All the sex, violence and action of today's films is unnecessary. Suggestiveness gives room for the imagination. I fully recommend this movie.
21 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By "hwgfan"
Format:VHS Tape
This is a great movie. If you love Frank Sinatra, you'll love this one. It is a light hearted comedy, with all the charm and pizazz that Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin give the screen. You will smile all from beginning to end at all the confusion that erupts. It is must see for all the fans of 1950s and 1060s movies.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Once again, Frank and Dean hold their audience in contempt with this lackadaisical romantic farce. Except for Deborah Kerr and Cesar Romero, no one bothers to show up. Another low point in the Sinatra-Martin filmography - worse than "Ocean's 11" and "Sergeants 3."
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
really great picture (DVD).
All I have to say is if you like Dean and Frank, you cant go wrong..... Deborah was awesome as well.
Published 2 months ago by wanique
1.0 out of 5 stars
Possibly the worst movie I have ever finished watching
What a waste of incredible talent. I will not bother to rehash the absurd plot - it was terrible, but somehow the movie just misses being "bad enough" to become a camp classic. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Little Mom
4.0 out of 5 stars
four for the unusual...and something different
Frank Sinatra tried something unusual here and these types of sex comedies and therapies are interesting...but frank has a novel approach! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Anthony Marinelli
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun romp!
I really enjoyed this movie, not for it's cinematic excellence, but just because it was campy and silly fun. I laughed a lot and LOVED looking at Deborah Kerr's wardrobe. Read more
Published 19 months ago by K. Churn
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Fun and Great Cast!
This movie is a fun lesson in how to handle the marriage itch. Wife's discontentment for the boring life she has leads her to seek her value and identity outside her marriage -... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Reviewer
1.0 out of 5 stars
Still Wondering!
I bought this DVD, and I was sooooo disappointed with the quality of it. When the picture was not freezing it would cut off and return to an earlier episode. Read more
Published on April 8, 2011 by Kathleen D. Rose
5.0 out of 5 stars
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this is one great movie..its a great oldie! I had to own it after I watched it on tv! The story is funny n upbeat...great classic!
Published on October 9, 2010 by amzy
1.0 out of 5 stars
Did They Do It For The Paycheck?
This film has a stellar cast, many of whom are adept at playing comedy.
But, this is not a funny movie. Read more
But, this is not a funny movie. Read more
Published on July 4, 2010 by Michael B. Druxman
4.0 out of 5 stars
charming movie...
I thought this movie was well done! I enjoyed every minute of if! Thanks so much for the speedy delivery.
Published on January 14, 2010 by Lisa Learn
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorite Sinatra movies - lots of fun
I thought this was a lot of fun, a superb Sinatra movie that was well done. Other favorites are "Some Came Running" and "High Society". Read more
Published on June 10, 2009 by Kenneth Calhoun
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