In 1962, New York, Barbara Novak arrives at Banner House to present her new work, “Down with Love”, a book the intent of which is to free women from love, teach them to enjoy sex without commitment, and to replace the need for a man with things such as chocolate. Following her rules would, she believes, help to give women a boost in the workplace and in the world in general.
The men who run Banner House refuse to support the book. But Vikki Hiller, Barbara's editor, has an idea to promote the book, and that's for Barbara to meet Catcher Block, a successful writer for the magazine “Know”, but he avoids her repeatedly by postponing their dates until she gets fed up, insults him, and walks out.
Barbara starts promoting her book with Vicky's help, and things take off when they get Judy Garland to sing the song "Down with Love" as a promotion to the book on The Ed Sullivan Show. Sales skyrocket, as housewives and women around the world buy the book and rebel against their men; Catcher now wants to meet Barbara, but now it is she who rejects him.
It all comes to a boiling point when Barbara appears on a national TV show talking about a chapter from the book "The Worst Kind of Man", and cites Catcher Block as the perfect example. His date rejects him, which infuriates him. Catcher swears he will prove Barbara is the same as every other woman, wanting the same things men do.
The sets, costumes, cinematography, editing, score, opening credits, and visual effects (including split-screen shots during phone calls heavily laced with double entendres between the two leads), are carefully designed to echo the style of 1960s comedies. The movie is very funny, I recommend it, it's fun to see how Catch tries to win Barbara's trust, and it has a shocking ending.
by: Benjamín Mejia
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