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Over-analyzing films can be great fun, as so many IMDb reviews prove; but at the end of the day, it's a limp effort.

This is pure camp. Dialogue? Sincerely laughable. Plot? Iffy but fun. Cast and all-around execution? They obviously cared.

If you're a fan of 1940s black and white movies that ultimately disappear into your cinematic memories, this one's for you. Don't misunderstand; I liked it. Unfortunately, it's hugely forgettable.

That being said, I think my favorite scene may very well be when the male lead telephones his female interest and asks, "What's mixin' vixen?" and the psychiatrist listening in asks his nurse, "Is this code?" as she replies that it's just juvenile vernacular.

The people I know would recognize the word juvenile. I would guess than one percent of Americans would know what the vernacular means.

Bon appetit.

I laughed and laughed as I watched this. I confess I like the storyline, but that's where it ends. How reviewers are rating this a minimum of 6 out of 10 is beyond me.

If you're a fan of cold war films from the mid-1950s that reference World War II propaganda, then this film will delight. It doesn't take long into the running time to figure out some plot devices I won't reveal. If you watch it through all the way, just remember the dialogue, "Two men and a girl."

This is some weird crap. It's a great plunge into why television devoured filmgoing when Lucille Ball was trying to figure out how to make her husband more successful than she.

This movie is good but too long in length. Lange is seriously impressive. Shepard woo's as usual. In totality, it's a great film to watch on a rainy day when household chores are imminent.

I've seen this movie at least six times. What strikes me most prominent is its forward approach to addressing mental health issues that we often take for granted today. Despite its Hollywood melodramatic flair, Frances forces us, to this day, to examine and re-examine the way in which we address emotional health crises. Given the treatment Ms. Farmer would receive now versus the treatment she received then, she may very well have triumphed as an actress.

Recommended for Lange fans--and Shepard fans--highly. Otherwise, not so much.