"Twin Beds" is a badly written film that I found myself disliking almost immediately...mostly because REAL people act nothing like the dopes in this movie. It begins with two very successful and well educated folks, Mike and Julie (George Brent and Joan Bennett), getting married. However, her job with the USO is so important that she's never home and they don't even have a honeymoon. All she seems to do is spend her time entertaining...everyone except her new husband that is. Anyone with a brain bigger than an ounce would see this is a recipe for disaster...so why does it take these two dopes THAT long to realize that their marriage is a mess?! While the film doesn't explicitly state it, you aren't even sure if they ever took the time to even consummate their marriage!! This comedy is about their realizing that the marriage is a mess...with her taking so long to realize it you wonder if anyone could be that stupid.
George Brent and Joan Bennett were both very accomplished actors...particularly Brent. Both also were pretty high priced talent. So why were they working for no-name Edward Small Productions? Were they being punished for something? Were they between contracts with GOOD studios? All I know is that the film was poorly written and beneath their talents....seeming more like a cheap B-movie than a film you can take seriously. I find no reason to recommend this...unless I was recommending it to someone I really hated.
George Brent and Joan Bennett were both very accomplished actors...particularly Brent. Both also were pretty high priced talent. So why were they working for no-name Edward Small Productions? Were they being punished for something? Were they between contracts with GOOD studios? All I know is that the film was poorly written and beneath their talents....seeming more like a cheap B-movie than a film you can take seriously. I find no reason to recommend this...unless I was recommending it to someone I really hated.