I'm a fan of Bob Hope, but I'm not a fan of baby movies. But since I am indeed a fan of Bob Hope and this movie only has 8 reviews at the time I am writing this, I've decided to watch it and then write a review. Okay, I am now going to watch the movie and I'll see you in the next paragraph.
Well, I watched it. It was kind of cute. A baby is abandoned and every country in the world wants to adopt it, including Russia who threatens nuclear war if they don't get the baby. Oh those wacky Russians.
Bob Hope is the one in charge of the baby. He gets to decide who gets it. In the meantime he has to take care of it. When the countries learn that he is a bachelor that loves women they each send a beautiful woman to persuade him to pick their country. The scene with the Russian woman is pretty good. It gets a little preachy at times, but over all they had good chemistry together I thought.
There are some beautiful women in this movie which always helps to make a movie more watchable. Think Elvis movies. In fact, this could have been an Elvis movie. Just unplug Bob Hope and plug in Elvis Presley and add a few lame songs. Bingo. You've got an Elvis movie.
There are a few cute scenes and a few cute lines. One of the cute lines: "Yesterday I was a bachelor and today I have a complete family....whatever happened to the honeymoon?" That's a cute line. But most of the lines are not as good as that one. The humor is just okay, nothing special.
Bob Hope was a man of the world at this point hobnobbing with presidents and making movies was undoubtedly boring to him, which is understandable. Once in a while he shows a little more energy, but not too often. He does look wonderful for his age though. He was 60 years old here and looked no older than 50. Too bad we can't all look that good at age 50. Superstars get all the breaks. And all the women, too. Bob would live another 40 years.
To sum up, it's okay for what it is. If you like Bob Hope by all means go ahead and watch it. The final lesson of the movie is one of hope for the world. Hope for a world of peace, understanding, and love.
