相比同时期靠闹剧和夸张肢体语言制造笑料的喜剧片，《风流女房东》的幽默感藏得更深：它用一本正经的悬疑外壳包裹荒诞内核，对话里的机锋比动作更出彩。剧情表面上是个“她到底杀没杀老公”的悬疑扣子，实际包袱全藏在日常的眉来眼去和挤眉弄眼里。 ✿。这片子特别逗，明明是悬疑凶杀案，可到处是俏皮话和滑稽场面，节奏飞快，像看一场闹剧。尤其金·诺瓦克出场时那种冷艳又楚楚可怜的眼神，你会不自觉和男主角一样，一边怀疑她一边又忍不住想帮她。导演理查德·奎因让紧张气氛里不断冒出错位的笑料——比如杰克·莱蒙饰演的外交官，总是一副想装酷又憋不住慌张的模样；金·诺瓦克则把女房东演得像雾一样，她低头整理裙摆时，你根本猜不到她是无辜还是危险。
When William Gridley arrives from the US in London, he rents part of Carly Hardwicke's house from her and promptly begins to fall in love. Gridley doesn't know that many people think she killed her husband but his boss, the American ambassador, knows and doesn't take this lapse of judgement lightly. Since Carly is also American, Gridley saves his job by introducing her to the ambassador, who is promptly smitten and promises to help her. So when a Scotland Yard detective arrives, wanting to get to the truth one way or another, they say they'll help him. And then the comedic complications really begin.
