
The Blandings live in New York in a tiny apartment. They decide to move to the country and find that buying and building and living in their own home is easier said than done.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Blandings live in New York in a tiny apartment. They decide to move to the country and find that buying and building and living in their own home is easier said than done.
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| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusMuch of the Blandings’ dissatisfaction is of their own making, as they discover that realtors can be shrewd, mortgages can be complicated, and everything costs twice as much as you initially expect it to. |
| TIME MagazineJames AgeeBlandings may turn out to be too citified for small-town audiences, and incomprehensible abroad; but among those millions of Americans who have tried to feather a country nest with city greenbacks, it ought to hit the jackpot. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzThose in the middle-aged demographic might find this middlebrow comedy more pleasing than others. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. PuccioThe incredibly handsome, photogenic, movie-star image seems to disappear as Grant becomes simply the harassed Everyman. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.[Grant] has perfect comic timing and an amazing ability to contort his body in hilarious bits of physical comedy. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThis lightly sweetened tale is still remarkably meaty. |
| Filmcritic.comMark Athitakisbest appreciated as a sort of adult version of teenage hygiene films from the '40s and '50s |
| User ReviewKent ELove this film!! Warm, and funny, you have to see it! |
| User ReviewDonna RJust watched this again recently. Another Cary Grant winner. |
| User ReviewJustin M~~~CARY GRANT~~~ ~~THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW!!~~~ Though you may not want to build your own house after this movie;) |