During a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic radio personality Sheridan Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family, and is forced to recuperate in their home during the Christmas holidays. The overbearing, self-centered celebrity soon comes to dominate the lives of the residents and everyone else who enters the household. He encourages young adults Richard and June Stanley to pursue their dreams, much to the dismay of their conventional father Ernest. Meanwhile, Whiteside's spinster assistant Maggie Cutler finds herself attracted to local newspaperman Bert Jefferson. When she reads Bert's play, she is so impressed she asks Whiteside to show it to his contacts, and then announces she will quit his employment and marry Bert. However, her boss is loath to lose such an efficient aide and does his best to sabotage the blossoming romance...
特效场面虽然不算惊艳，但也达到了及格线以上的水平。
整部影片堪称一场视听与心灵双重享受，从开场到落幕，沉浸其中，跟随角色笑泪与共，离场仍久久回味。
作为喜剧片 ，很好满足受众期待，既有该类影片标配刺激元素，又创新融入特色内容，值得同类借鉴。
剧情节奏把控堪称精妙，紧张刺激与温情舒缓交替出现，就像乐章里的激昂与悠扬，巧妙调节观影情绪，全程无冷场。
配角们也毫不逊色，各有鲜明性格与独特背景故事，虽戏份有限，却凭寥寥数笔勾勒出鲜活形象，为影片添色不少。