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title: Pillow Talk
type: Movie
date: 2020-09-23
rating: 8
year: 1959
director: Michael Gordon
status: Finished
image: pillow-talk.jpg
tags:
  - movie
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---
 A very good low-stakes rom-com. There were just a lot of things I liked:

- The return of Tony Randall, who was delightful (and perfectly weaselly) in _Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?_ and even more so here. - A [very charming opening credits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-BG1URUTI0) - Incredible early-sixties set design and costume design - A very fun and of-its-time framing device (I was completely unaware of the concept of a "party line"!) - A generally winsome and tweak-y script and direction which made up for the lack of chemistry between the two leads.

And the only thing I think I disliked is the complete lack of climax/denouement — the last ten minutes seemed to melt away without conflict or actual resolution besides "well, they're together now!"