It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Best movie ever!

Absolutely Brilliant!

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

John Farrow and Richard Fleisher co-directed this odd film noir semi-spoof that stars Robert Mitchum as hard-luck gambler Dan Milner, who is used by deported gangster Nick Ferraro(played by Raymond Burr) in an elaborate scheme to re-enter the country. Dan is sent to a posh California resort, where he meets Lenore Brent(played by Jane Russell). There is a mutual attraction, but Nick's plans take precedence, as Dan is unsure of who he can trust, or just how he fits in with the big picture. Vincent price is amusing as a ham actor who gets in on the action, but this film is fatally overlong and too self-involved to succeed.

The plot for this Robert Mitchum is an odd one. Dan (Mitchum) is a professional gambler whose life is suddenly a mess. It seems that someone is deliberately setting him up and making it impossible for him to accept a strangely vague assignment. Some gangsters (obviously the ones who sent him up) want him to go to a resort in Baja, Mexico and just wait...but for WHAT or WHO they won't tell him! Considering he doesn't have a lot of choice, Mitchum goes--where he meets all sort of oddballs--such as a woman pretending to be rich (Jane Russell), an obvious bit of muscle (Charles McGraw) and a hammy actor (Vincent Price). And, after being there for a while, he and the fake rich lady start to fall for each other...hard. So what's to become of this odd melange? See the film for yourself! "His Kind of Woman" is a great example of a film where the dialog is so snappy that the plot itself is secondary. Now this does NOT mean the plot is bad--the film is very well-written, as the WHAT and WHY turn out to be pretty interesting. But when Mitchum talks, he is the ultimate in 50s cool--with a wonderful world-weary style and sarcasm that sound, at times, like Bogart of the 1940s. In addition, his scenes with Russell are great--with a nice mixture of romance, sarcasm and heat! In addition, watch Price's character--he becomes VERY interesting as the film progresses. For lovers of Noir--or just a good film--this movie is well worth your time.By the way, if you've seen this film and "Key Largo", you'll probably see a lot of similarities. Now I am not saying that one film is a copy of the other or that it inspired the other--just that I saw some parallels.

I thought this movie might be an unusual and exciting thriller, but I should've realised the inevitable when I saw Vincent Price listed.Robert Mitchum with Vincent Price? Bit like a pickled-onion and marmalade sandwich (try it - I dare you!) This work contained several other great faces of the period, including Jane Russell and Raymond Burr as a very-baddie.Somehow, it missed the mark for me. Vincent Price could camp-up the Sermon On The Mount. His tongue-in-cheek parody of a vain Artiste just didn't seem to sit with the thriller element of the movie. Quite a lot of the action was stilted to suit his style, whilst one or two of the thriller elements would have cut it in the best film noirs.'His Kind Of Woman' was a daring attempt to marry both genres. Many commentators appear to have enjoyed it, but for me it wasn't quite campy enough to be a comedy, and not thrilling enough to take seriously.Great cast though.

I'm not sure how well it has aged, which is a bit of a shame, seeing as this is a rather delightful picture. As a film noir, is is distinctive in that there is more heart and spirit than one might expect. The film is also part romance, part comedy giving His Kind of Woman a fresh and riveting taste, Robert Mitchum is Slick, JAne Russell is Dazzling and Vincent Price is quite funny actually in a role that to a degree parodies his earlier work. The story is a little murky to get started but it ends up coming together. The ending is a little off in that it is built partically around actions that deny common sense, but in the long run, It's not too bothersome. the movie ends in spectacular fashion, and I wouldn't have it any other way. Full of thrills and kills and kisses, In the end, His Kind of Woman is a recommendable classic