Last night, we finally were able to find Down With Love at our video store. My brother recommended we first watch Pillow Talk, an old Doris Day - Rock Hudson movie, and he was right. Doris Day and Rock Hudson share a telephone line (we guess this was common back then) and quickly get on each others nerves. Hilarity and complications ensue as they meet in real life, Rock in disguise, and fall in love.

Down With Love was set in exactly the same era, early 60s, and tried to emulate the same feel and carefree attitude. The jokes were so much funnier given the Pillow Talk context, especially the multiple light switches, fake southern accent, split screen phone conversations and seeing the town montage. While the attitudes towards both men and women in Pillow Talk were a little outdated, Down With Love was the perfect remedy. Oh, and David Hyde Pierce played the Tony Randall part (hapless friend to suave male lead) excellently.