Too many fans seem to be blown away

A Brilliant Conflict

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Doris's manager-husband was not anywhere as nice as most of her leading men, treating her so bad, their son just about disowned him, wisely siding with mom.Harris enjoyed working with her, but ditzed the pic; She was less than thrilled with it. Maybe all concerned grumbled their way through it, but the end result was quite satisfactory.The tense moments were wonderful cliff-hangers, and the comedy moments, particularly the crazy apartment chase were real laugh getters.One critic described the plot as convoluted. Fie on him. It was complex, but did not require a ton of gray matter to keep up with it.Overall, it was a couple of hours very well spent, a little known film with a lot going for it.One more thing. Michael J. Pollard was on the screen for only a few moments, but he dominated his time marvelously.Let me add one more, one more thing. I would watch Day any day.

Fox Cinema Classics Collection DVD release of Caprice definitely puts the film in its proper place as one the most stylish and best super spy comedy thrillers. Frank Tashlin's beautifully restored film follows his direction of "The Glass Bottom Boat" with a new level of suspense. This time Miss Day really is a spy working for a cosmetic firm avenging the murder of her father while uncovering the heads of the drug syndicate. Yes! from her first movie to a reporter on her hit television series Doris Day has always been a busy working woman. Her leading man, British agent assigned with French Interpol Richard Haris complicates Doris mission.This Last film in cinema scope takes you from Paris to LA to the Swiss Alps and back to Paris in one the most electrifying ski chase ever seen. I recommend giving Caprice a second look with audio comments given by James Bond expert John Cork and myself for a better appreciation of a very interesting, revealing moment of cinema in the summer of 67.'Pierre Patrick'(qv) Co-writer of Que Sera Sera The Magic of Doris Day.

Someone mentioned that Doris Day looked every bit of 42 in this picture ("Caprice"). So, what's wrong with being 42 and looking great? How many ordinary women can look as great as movie goddess Doris and have THAT BODY besides Miss Day (who owned the BEST figure in Hollywood)?If you look at some of her later TV episodes where Doris wears tight-fitting jeans and pants, women all over the world would give anything to have a figure like her's. She's built like a brick sh**house! Ladies, don't be jealous! I understand from good sources that now in her 80s, her figure is STILL better than anything you'll see on the modern screen.

It's puzzling this Doris Day comedic spy-thriller never developed more of a following among her fans--must be because 20th Century Fox never released it on video (the DVD belatedly arrived Jan. 2007). Doris plays an industrial designer for a cosmetics firm in Paris who gets caught spying; she's picked up by a competing agency based in Los Angeles, where she is teamed with Richard Harris, who's working as a double agent. "Caprice" has many twists which render the plot nearly superfluous (it's wispy-thin to start with), but director Frank Tashlin keeps it all moving fast, helped by Leon Shamroy's colorful cinematography and the incredible '60s outfits. Day and Harris reportedly weren't fond of this picture (nobody was at the time), however it looks good today, and has some very funny set-pieces such as a chase in an apartment complex, a satirical episode in a movie theater (with Doris watching this movie, trying to get a snip of a girl's hair), and in the elevator, where Doris does a priceless comic turn with a cup of water. A fun time, loose and swinging, and quite different from what Miss Day was turning out at this point in her career. ***1/2 from ****