Come Eva... più di Eva

In many ways, "Our Girl Friday" ("The Adventures of Sadie") reminds me of Lina Wertmüller's "Swept Away", except that "Swept Away" is a very good movie. "Swept Away" has great social commentary and the nastiness of the leading lady makes sense. But this British film, unfortunately, just misses the mark even if it has a very similar vibe.

The story begins on a cruise ship. Most everyone seems to be having a good time except for Sadie. What's Sadie's problem? She's a haughty, spoiled, miserable sort of person. A bit later, the boat hits something and several folks are swept away in a lifeboat...Sadie and three men...one of which already hates her and the other two who just haven't yet had a chance to know her!

Eventually, they wash up on an island and most of the time, Sadie complains and is quite bossy. There is some sexual tension...but ultimately Sadie's personality is the best form of contraception on this island. What's next? See the film...or not.

In addition to Sadie being too unpleasant to make the film fun, the film has an ending which just doesn't make much sense. Overall, a film with an excellent setup but which doesn't quite hit the mark. I think making Sadie a bit less nasty would have helped and the ending...well...it's pretty bad.