The trouble is that Paris When It Sizzles seems constantly on the verge of hilarity but it never gets entirely into it.

Hopeless script, but lots to look at.

In Paris When it Sizzles, much of the fun can be found in the meta aspects on the film, which feel quite ahead of their time.

...it's actually a sweet and often stingingly funny comedy that pokes fun at many of Hepburn and co-star, William Holden's, previous films.