As the tag line says, it could have happened to anyone, but it happened to Jane. What is it? It's this nice story of Jane, who inherited a lobster business from her dad and her struggles to get them to restaurants etc. due to "the meanest man in the world" Ernie Kovacs, the man who owns the train service that goes through her little town in Maine. Jack Lemmon is a local attorney who's been friends with her since so high. For such an unknown movie, you would think it's pretty lame. It's not what I would call a laugh-a-minute or a laugh-out-loud comedy, but it's very good at creating character and life in Cape Anne, Maine. They make us care very much about the people in this small town, but the battle between Ernie and Doris gets out of control and in the last half hour, one tends to lose some interest. But overall, a pleasant diversion for Jack and Doris fans, with a dashing Steve Forrest to boot, to give Jack a run for his money. Who will win Doris' hand? Well, it happens like this...
Review of It Happened to Jane
