To me, this movie is perfection.

Strong and Moving!

hyped garbage

Excellent but underrated film

. . . and pass him around, and we'll all be happy again. THE OPPOSITE SEX is sort of like a husband-swapping club, circa 1956, complete with a Reno Dudette ranch where rich soon-to-be ex-wives have 42 days to try out the latest in Boy Toys if they are caught between Sugar Daddies. High Society is so exclusive that social climbing is virtually impossible, as the "Crystal" character finds out here. Even though Crystal spends most of THE OPPOSITE SEX in various bath tubs, she cannot clean the dirt of her humble origins from her soul. At least that seems to be the main message of this so-called "women's film," in which the Rich Bi*Ches run an exclusive guild which quickly isolates and destroys any would-be gate-crashers, such as Crystal. The Ladies Powder Room is run more like a Texas slaughterhouse. Take it from me (and I toured one in Abilene): THE OPPOSITE SEX is NOT for weak stomachs; you may not like seeing how they make sausage. But for the braver gals, it's loads of fun!

Apathetic musical remake of 1939 classic The Women. Despite addition of songs and technicolor it actually winds up being less interesting than the original. If anything the 1950s trappings hurt the film. '50s films often had a stuffiness about them, due to the conservative fashions I suppose. Anyway this one has an OK cast but it's not a patch on the original. Ann Sheridan and Joan Blondell, two of my faves, were past their primes by 1956 unfortunately. Still, Sheridan probably stands out most of this cast. June Allyson is not an actress I was ever very big on and that opinion doesn't change with this performance. And what was with that terrible makeup they had her wearing in the second half of this movie? Yuck. Joan Collins gets the juiciest role here. The same role Joan Crawford did so well at in the 1939 film. Well I think just stating the obvious -- that Joan Collins is no Joan Crawford -- should suffice as a criticism. In short this is a bland remake of a very good film. See it for the assembled stars and curiosity factor but do yourself a favor and see The Women first.

I'm not a big fan of MGM's classic splashy musicals, but this one is really such a load of poorly written crapola. Of course, the basic story is great; a groundbreaking Broadway play that ran 666 performances, and an even better 1939 film.To my eyes, everything's wrong with this stinker.And, I'm not the only who feels this way...just read most of the other reviews!Only Agnes Moorehead gets the chance to give a good performance; a sophisticated type of part she was not offered too much.Everyone else is quite horrible.

I was really pleased to finally locate this film as I'd never heard of it until seeing a segment in 'That's Entertainment Part 3' years ago. It's a big of an oddity- it almost seems as though it's the last chance for some big name women to strut their stuff on the big screen before retiring. The storyline vaguely follows the original play but the biggest error is the inclusion of male characters. The charm and cleverness of the original is the fact that men are discussed but never seen. The musical numbers are generally pretty dire so keep the forward button close to hand if you can't handle them- the banana number from the musical within the plot line is a huge cringe-fest. Great costumes by Helen Rose make it at least visually interesting (although I'm not sure where she was going with Dolores Gray's bust-line in one of the dresses- a bit of an east/west angle which looks frightening!!) Joan Collins is fun in the Crystal Allen role but a few wasted opportunities with some of the others. Why have Anne Miller in a movie and not have her dance? Anne Sheridan always lovely and Agnes Moorehead suits the role of the Countess. It's not a BAD film but it's such a strange affair. Stick to the original though I must say it is bearable compared to the 2008 version which almost had me reaching for a paper bag for both nausea and hyperventilation in it's awfulness. I'm glad to say I've seen it and maybe it will start me off on a hobby of collecting the lesser known 'treasures' of the musical genre. You WON'T leave the film singing the tunes from this film as they are generally forgettable but as a curiosity factor, I give it a 6.