The Girl Can’t Help It!

It was like a music video for all the acts 20th century fox must have had, with Jane Mansfield as the video vixen.

Past the body, Jane Mansfield definitely does not have the acting chops her daughter, Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (My Favorite Show) has.

Then again, Mansfield was only doing what she was paid for: being God’s gift to man and she did that well as a voluptuous female with perfect looks, curves and glamour, plus that inner nature to cook and clean and tend to the house (A perfect 1950s Archetype of the perfect woman). Too bad that’s not enough for her former gangster boyfriend who needs to marry a star to keep his rep up. So he hires a washed up agent known for not hooking up with his leading ladies to turn his talent less (Other than the obvious) arm candy into a super star. Of course Mr. Agent…can’t help it. Like I said earlier, Mansfield is playing the cooking, cleaning housewife on the inside, buxom blonde on the outside type that no man can resist, but more importantly she takes a liking to her agent who does not want to exploit her.

The film is not as much funny as it is I get the joke. It does not hold the test of time as you think. Or it could be that the latest wave of feminism happening in the world that I’m now watching this film in makes it feel outdated. It is very weird watching this perfectly implanted dumb blonde routine done to the letter In a society where women are trying to break those stereotypes.

If you are into that old time Rock and Roll though, back when the sax and the piano where key interments, than this is a good one to see as the plot of the film takes up little time in comparison to the string of Rock and Roll acts that play music in between the “comedy bit”. Such acts as little Richard and Fats Dominio and to be honest I did not recognize any of the other acts or the songs being displayed, but trust me there is an album full of them.

If you’re going to see this movie for its comedy. It’s quaint but will not make you laugh out loud. If you love old school Rock and Roll than this is definitely your film, and if you want to check out Jane Mansfield there are films where she gets naked (Promises! Promises!) that you’ll be better off seeing.