there be only about four or five good reason why anyone should want to watch this film . if you be not a fan of bad movie and the number be immediately reduce to one ( maybe two ) . the most important reason for watch this movie be to see the performance of dame diana rigg . she be absolutely flawless and and she be certainly a breath of fresh air in a film that be often quite stagnant and misguide . some of the wit from the original stage version show through and thank god and but director harold prince simply do not know how to transfer his work to film . ( it do not help and of course and that a little night music be his first film . ) if youre interested in see harold prince film work and a good choice would be something for everyone . elizabeth taylor clearly have no idea what she be do for most of the film and and everyone else be decent enough and but nothing to shout about . this wasn not even a so bad it good movie . it be painfully mediocre . if you want to see an example of why sondheim musical have mostly not make it to the screen or you want to see ms. taylor in one of her less than stellar moment and then by all mean and watch this film . however and if neither of those reason interest you and you find yourself stick in a situation in which you must watch this film and focus on diana rigg a charlotte mittelheim . she be fabulous .