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Michael Caine and Sally Field--reunited from "Beyond the Poseidon Adventure"!--in a curious but unfunny Rock Hudson-Doris Day throwback. Field has such a rapport with the camera that movie audiences immediately relate to her highs and woes. Her fans didn't turn out for this quickie-comedy from writer-director Jerry Belson, however, and yet it's gratifying to see the actress in a sunny bit of fluff for once in place of dramatic Oscar Bait (and one is nearly tempted to give "Surrender" a pass on the basis on Field's likability alone). It's a film built on an overworked premise--love vs. Money--and yet it goes off into many perplexing directions. Michael Caine does what he can with the silly role of a wealthy writer, taken to the cleaners by women over the years, who meets assembly-line artist Field and pretends to be poor--but, of course, she's the one pure lady who wouldn't care if he had money or not. There are some interesting bits in the film: a date to the airport--to watch the planes fly overhead--is unusual (and looks good on film); there's also the embarrassing way in which the two lovers meet. Still, not enough wit was put into the basic make-up of the story, which plays like something from the Doris Day-Rock Hudson generation. That's fine if the picture has the wit and snap of "Lover Come Back", but "Surrender" is terribly insecure and unsure of itself. ** from ****

Michael Caine is always worth watching, and Sally Field is at her most attractive here, but this romantic comedy is just very mild and weightless (and I mean it in a negative way). It's occasionally enjoyable, though.

Three very likable stars do a great job with an old movie premise...for about two-thirds of the film. Girl falls in love with wealthy man pretending to be poor, discovers his deception, feels betrayed....etc. etc. Sound familiar? It is, and Fields, Caine and Guttenburg do a great job...for a while...but even these three can only take a tired story line so far. The show fall apart after the slot machine scene, and try though they may, the cast is unable to eradicate it from the toilet bowl. There are some extremely funny scenes, especially Guttenburg's post-shower phone call with a client, and a lot of double entendre, but sadly, the whole thing comes apart at the seams.

If you've seen Intolerable Cruelty, you've already got a pretty good idea about this movie, which achingly examines the possibility of true love triumphing over mere greed.

Sally Field is a low income artist who is just looking for a real romance, not finding much satisfaction in her relationship with Martin (Guttenburg) a self centered lawyer. What a coincidence that Shuan Stein (Caine), a wealthy writer who have written over much of his fortune to gold digging ex-lovers, should be looking for the same thing. With a few moments of good timing, the two find each other. But, Shuan Stein secretly tests his girlfriend's loyatly by hiding information about his wealth, posing instead as a poor, out-of-work writer madly in love with her. And this is where the story is enjoyable, as Sally Field and Michael Caine charm the audience as conveniently matched romantics.

But, the story becomes a drag once the movie gets into seemingly endless bickering among the characters over matters of money when Martin asks Daisy to marry him and when Daisy (as you should expect) will discover Stein's secret. At that point, everything becomes talk about money, money, money and each character (except for maybe Martin who never seems to have a clue about what's going on) doubting if true love really exists. And as a result, the sweet love story we once enjoyed among Daisy and Martin in the first half is never recovered.

As a romantic comedy, it is a tolerably sweet and funny movie, for the first half. But, I think it ran out of steam as characters never quite seem to retain or even redevelop the charm that they had in the beginning, even after they've resolved their problems.

This is a good show by Sally Field (this is just her kind of part...kind of Murphy's Romance styled) and Michael Caine as the sweet English chap. As for Steve Guttenberg, I only didn't like him because his character was such a creep.

I really enjoyed this romantic comedy. I found it funny and kept my interest throughout. Sterling performances by Sally Field and Michael Caine. Some of the supporting cast also turned in good performances. Well worth catching on video or cable.

Surrender (1987) isn't much mentioned or remembered nowadays. That being said, anyone who has seen it will probably never forget the scene where Sally Field and Michael Caine are tied-up together, naked.

• I have to breathe.

• That's not what you breathe thru.

The roped-together scene has, HAS, to be inspired, or nicked, from Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose (1984), although for my money Surrender's version is funnier, especially when Caine's character, who has already been fleeced by two grasping ex-wives in divorce settlements, tries desperately to persuade the robbers not to pair him with a woman. He knows he only has to get a whiff of perfume or a soft-eyed glance and he's toast, once again. This movie was only a year after Caine had triumphed at the Oscars, winning Best Supporting Actor for his role in Woody's unbeatable comedy, Hannah and Her Sisters (1986). Obviously Surrender isn't in the same class as Hannah, but it is the kind of movie you can stick on as comfort viewing.

Sally Field, the American equivalent of Felicity Kendal, is pretty and pretty adorable in the role of an artist who can't tell a lie without her fluttering eyelashes telling on her. Caine's novelist thinks he's at last found someone who isn't into him for his money and fame, but is he right, and what about her assets?

So wanna know why this movie has aged like wine? Well, I'll tell ya. Because we've all turned to vinegar. Surrender would have been dismissed as lightweight tosh back in the 1980s, one of those movies Caine did for the cash, no other motive. Thing is, lightweight tosh of the likeable, entertaining, genuinely FUN kind, is hard to come by in the po-faced 21st century, and thus Surrender is more appreciable now for being just that, light, frothy, fun, and with familiar, charismatic stars in it. And it's so sweet, so romantic, especially when a nervous Caine comes to Field's house without an invitation, persuades her to have dinner with him, and then comes back several hours too soon, because he just can't wait to start getting to know her. Today he'd be accused of inappropriate stalking, and Field would be all over TikTok venting about her ick.

So here it is, a romantic comedy about love and other banana skins. A good time movie. Wanna have a good time?

Successful writer Sean Stein (Michael Caine) had been taken to the cleaners over and over again. First, he let his wife win due to his guilt about his mistress. Next, he's giving up another half to the mistress. He even gets robbed by a hooker. Now, he's gunshy with women. He's moving to Kuwait where women can't vote. Daisy Morgan (Sally Field) is a frustrated artist forced to mass produce hotel room paintings. She's stuck dating unscrupulous lawyer Marty (Steve Guttenberg) who refuses to commit. Both Sean and Daisy happen to be at a large fundraiser when robbers break in and strip everyone naked. Sean and Daisy are forced tied together.

I remember the elevator scene. I think I remember a few other scenes. It may be from the trailer. More likely, I saw the movie and forgot it. There's a reason to forget this. I don't like Sean and this movie is bothersome. I do like everybody initially. Sally Field is always adorable. Michael Caine can be very fun but when he starts pursuing Daisy, he becomes a stalker and a bit creepy. He needs to hit the cute button rather than the creepy button. The meet-cute is pretty cute but it goes downhill from there. The money issue keeps interfering with the rom-com. The basic premise is problematic for its romance and its comedy. It's in the movie's genes. I'm sure that Jerry Belson thinks that this is funny for all those divorced guys out there but I'm not sure that it's funny for anyone else.

I found this on Prime. The cast looked great. Did they really not have better offers than this lame script? I know they have to pay their bills too, but such a waste of talent. I tried fast forwarding to advance the plot, but I had to give up. Too painful to watch these actors try to make something of this absurd storyline. I found this on Prime. The cast looked great. Did they really not have better offers than this lame script? I know they have to pay their bills too, but such a waste of talent. I tried fast forwarding to advance the plot, but I had to give up. Too painful to watch these actors try to make something of this absurd storyline.

I love this movie, it's very funny and uplifting. Play it if you are in a mood you want to escape. Indeed there are some belly laughs (on my part) Both Michael and Sally do a great job, and Steve Gutenberg is hilarious as a selfish whiny guy. He snaps his fingers when he is on the phone, he wants a pen, he wants a piece of paper. In the shower, he wants to know where his towel is... Michael is a successful writer taken to the cleaners in Court by 2 ex wives, and he is really looking for a girl to love him for himself, and not know about his writing fame and fortune. 2 elevators are open for him to use, one with a stunning blonde inside, the other with an evil guy and his snarling and vicious looking dog. He ignores the blonde and steps inside joining the man with the snarling dog I really should give it a 10...Highly recommended

Michael Caine stars in Surrender as a successful novelist with bad luck with women. He's been divorced and taken to the cleaners too many times, and he vows he'll never get involved again. Obviously, he does, but why does he weaken if he's so adamant? Because he's literally held at gunpoint and tied to a naked woman. The film has a bit of a bizarre sense of humor, but once you get on its wavelength, it's very funny. Obviously, that situation would never happen. But it would take something so absurd to get Michael to forget his self-imposed female ban.

Sally Field (the naked lady) has her own absurd background: she always picks the wrong guys, and her current boyfriend, Steve Guttenberg, has been kidnapped in South America. She works at a "mass landscape painting factory", which is actually really interesting. But, keep in mind, it's a bit wacky. Sally vacillates between being strong and being a total pushover, but you've got to just roll with her. Overall, it's a cute movie; and every once in a while, something will make you laugh so hard, you'll need to press pause and clutch your belly.

I'll leave you with this: Michael believes he's found "The One" - again. He balks against making Sally sign a prenuptial agreement, but his lawyer and friend Peter Boyle insists. Michael maintains they're unromantic. "So are rubbers, but they work," Peter fires back. Crude? Don't watch this movie. Hilarious? Buy a copy.

I've scoured the internet trying to find this on DVD. The chemistry between Michael Caine and Sally Field is outstanding. I don't know if the following line would be called a spoiler....I don't think so I just think of it as one of many funny incidents that happen in this flick. It is the scene where they are tied up together (naked) so funny. Steve Guttenberg as a spoiled rich guy is funny as well. I can't believe this movie hasn't been done on DVD. I've seen so many movies that shouldn't be on DVD. This movie is so much better than those. I believe if given the chance this movie would do well on DVD. If I can't get it that way, I may get desperate enough to get the VHS version...hope it doesn't come down to that. Whoever you DVD gods are, I hope you do this one SOON!

"Surrender" is a rom-com from director/writer Jerry Belson. And, according to him, much of what you see in the film actually happened to him...though in real life the events weren't so funny.

When the story begins, you see that writer Sean Stein (Michael Caine) is very bad at picking women. Again and again, the relationships fail and he's now determined NEVER to be with a woman again.

A short time later, Stein is at some charity event when the strangest and funniest meet-cute occurs. All the folks at the event are forced to strip naked...and then they are tied together. Sean is tied up to an equally naked Daisy (Sally Field). Their meeting...to say the least...is quite awkward!

The next day, despite his commitment to have no more women in his life, Sean appears at Daisy's house to ask her out on a date. But to prevent her from taking advantage of him like other women, he tells her he is poor. Despite this, they hit it off well and soon are a number. But there is a problem...Daisy's old boyfriend, a commitment phobe himself, suddenly returns to her life and wants to marry her. What is going to happen next?

The best thing about this comedy is its oddness...and I mean that in a good way. It's not conventional in the least and has a few very funny moments. It's also, despite the commitment problems and lying, a cute romance...however, the notion of Sean lying...well, that might turn off some viewers, that's for sure! But, despite this, I did enjoy the film thanks to the very unconventional script and some nice acting.

This movie surely deserves more than 5.4 stars Surrender (1987) is one of those underappreciated romantic comedies that flew under the radar but offers a lot more than people remember. Plays with deeper themes about how money and ego mess with romance, especially for men who fear being "less than" in a relationship. It came out in an era flooded with romantic comedies, so it got overshadowed - but it holds up surprisingly well. If you're into Tootsie, or the more cynical side of rom-coms, Surrender hits that same smart and why don't they make movie like this...