Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: strains to be funny...

The one and only reason to see this is the gorgeous Kim Novak. Novak has charisma to spare. Makes hercharacter, Polly the Pistol, fun, lovely, and--absolutely believable.Walston seems miscast. Martin not very good at all. Writing is contrived & doesn't work.Some claim Wilder was a genius... Seems, to me, he was far better as a director, than a writer.