This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Amateur movie with Big budget

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Despite the frilly-sounding title, Midnight Lace is not a girly chick flick. It's very scary, putting Alfred Hitchcock's films to shame. As it is, I liked it very much, but I would have loved it had I watched it in the afternoon instead of the evening. Some movies are just scary for me!Doris Day is married to Rex Harrison-I know, suspension of disbelief-and is trying to adjust to her new married life in London. She hears a frightening voice while walking home alone one day, but that's just the beginning. . . Someone is following her and threatening her, but when she tells her husband and the police, no one believes her. Myrna Loy, her aunt, comes for a visit, but an added authoritative presence doesn't deter the stalker.I've said it before, but Midnight Lace is pretty scary. If you liked getting frightened by the phone calls in Scream, you might find it fun to watch Scream's grandfather film. Doris is great, as she always is when given a chance to show her dramatic talents, and with John Gavin, Herbert Marshall, Roddy McDowall, and Hermione Baddeley to round out the supporting cast, she's got plenty to work with. I'm not a Rex Harrison fan, but he didn't ruin the movie. Try it out on Halloween and see what you think!

MIDNIGHT LACE is a straightforward mystery thriller that offers starring roles for Doris Day and Rex Harrison. This American film was shot in London with lots of British character actors in support, and it feels very much Hitchcockian in style. Day headlines as the ordinary heroine who begins to believe she's going out of her mind when she's assailed by mysterious phone calls and sinister voices.The main problem I had with the story is how predictable it all is. You can guess the outcome from the very first scene so that gives it a rather dated feel. In addition, Day's performance veers towards the histrionic and she overacts on occasion, which I always find irritating. Some of the suspense scenes are quite good and Harrison is fine in a cast-against-type role, but the best bits are those featuring welcome faces including the likes of Herbert Marshall, John Williams, Roddy McDowall, and Anthony Dawson.

How could you not love an occasional wallow in Ross Hunter territory? Lavish production values, a fantasy lifestyle, a leading lady who never wears the same thing twice. For me, that two-story London flat has long been my dream residence (though the furnishings need a bit of updating). Don't bother picking the plot apart, you'll fall into too many holes. Though it tries hard to cast suspicion on all the male characters, it's pretty obvious from the start who the culprit is. No matter. It's a cozy, fun hour and a half. I must reluctantly point out that this may be one of Doris Day's worst performances. She's usually so good, often transcending the most mundane material. Here she's way too manic and clearly out of her element, despite scoring well in several previous thrillers ("Storm Warning,' "Julie," "The Man Who Knew Too Much.") I find the nervous breakdown on the staircase particularly embarrassing to watch. Director David Miller needed to take it down a notch. Regardless, the atmosphere and ambiance are enough for me to drop everything and re-watch it every time it's on TV.

A mildly entertaining suspense film starring Doris Day as the neglected wife of business executive Rex Harrison. She's being tormented by phone & in person by some unknown lunatic. Of course, as with most damsel in distress films, few actually believe her, least of all Harrison. Director David Miller's film is certainly derivative of other films (like DIAL M FOR MURDER & SORRY, WRONG NUMBER) but it's not without merit. Day is terrific in a rare dramatic role and the supporting cast is great: Myrna Loy; Roddy McDowell; Herbert Marshall; John Williams (as a Scotland Yard inspector of course). John Gavin is an American building contractor who just happens to be around anytime Day is in danger. It's set in London so there's A LOT of fog. Day wears one outlandish high fashion outfit after another, some of which seem to defy gravity.