Synopsis: French schoolmarm, seven precocious brats, the Empire of Japan and the British Navy all conspire to ruin a harmless drunk’s already meagre existence.
Blurb From the VHS Jacket: “Cary Grant stars in one of his funniest roles as a boozy beachcomber sitting out WWII in peace - until the Allies recruit him to be a lookout on the South Pacific isle.”
What Did I Learn?: The English word for parachute is….parachute.
You Might Like This Movie If: you really want to see Father Goose finally snap.
Really?: 1) So let’s see….Catherine and her girls shove Walter out of his hut, eat his food and hide his precious booze, and the worst thing he does is grumble? I have a funny feeling a real-life alcoholic going through withdrawal symptoms wouldn’t be so nice and accommodating. 2) It’s bad enough there was a 27-year age difference between Grant and Caron, but the “romance” that develops between Catherine and Walter is so perfunctory that it almost seems slapped-on.
Rating: Cary Grant plays against type (if you’re expecting the suave and sophisticated proto-James Bond he portrayed in North By Northwest and Charade, you’re in for a surprise), as a filthy, disheveled and not-terribly-gregarious boozehound, and it works. Father Goose is a funny, suspenseful, and oddly charming adventure-comedy, although the inevitable and obligatory love story between Walter and Catherine isn’t handled well. Highly recommended. 9/10 stars.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058092/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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