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• AJ V

  
  I enjoyed this movie, great cast, good story, and it's funny.

• Devon B

  
  Cary Grant and Irene Dunn play a couple who rather impulsively decide to divorce and then spend the rest of the movie trying to undo their mistake while simultaneously undoing each other's new relationships. I'm not sure how taboo divorce was in their time, but the whole… More
  Cary Grant and Irene Dunn play a couple who rather impulsively decide to divorce and then spend the rest of the movie trying to undo their mistake while simultaneously undoing each other's new relationships. I'm not sure how taboo divorce was in their time, but the whole thing is played for laughs, with the two arguing over who gets custody of "mr. smith", their dog (who led to their first meeting). Actually, the dog is alot of fun, probably the best movie dog outside of Asta (the Thin Man's dog). What makes this film good is the chemistry Grant has with his leading lady (which he tends to have with every leading lady, which is a big part of what makes him so great). He not only plays a straight man to her hijinks, he also gets in some slapstick of his own.

• Jennifer D

  
  Reminded me of His Girl Friday, only older and much more tamer... Ralph Bellamy plays another dumb-witted moron while Grant plays the smooth, suave and debonair prince. Cute, but I still prefer His Girl Friday.

• Jennifer X

  
  I think I just have something against McCarey, because I usually love screwball and this is supposed to be the "definitive" one or whatever. Cary Grant is an excellent stock character who can just be dropped into a movie in a second and he can do this thing. Irene Dunne I… More
  I think I just have something against McCarey, because I usually love screwball and this is supposed to be the "definitive" one or whatever. Cary Grant is an excellent stock character who can just be dropped into a movie in a second and he can do this thing. Irene Dunne I hadn't heard of before, and she's not too magnificent. She's not pretty at all, which shouldn't count but does, and lacks the chops to match up with Grant's automatic suaveness. The sister number was decently cute but never cut it with me. But I didn't HATE her or anything. I mean, it could be worse...she's not as bitchy or annoying as Maureen O'Hara in The Shop Around the Corner.

• Ken S

  
  Not my favorite Screwball comedy, but it will do in a pinch. Also featuring Asta from the thin man series!

• Stella D

  
  silly screwball with the ever charming cary grant and irene dunn. also asta from the thin man films! here known as mr smith. and it's still really funny ;)

• Lanning :

  
  Imagine if you will, Irene Dunne out-Cary-Granting Cary Grant. There is a point, when we hit the motorcycle sequence, that I wish they'd reined her in a bit. If I'd edited, I'd have cut that entire sequence. But she is so darn good. What an actress. So smart she… More
  Imagine if you will, Irene Dunne out-Cary-Granting Cary Grant. There is a point, when we hit the motorcycle sequence, that I wish they'd reined her in a bit. If I'd edited, I'd have cut that entire sequence. But she is so darn good. What an actress. So smart she makes acting dumb, as in the "sister" scene, look like a master class on dumbing UP : )

• Universal D

  
  by many judges one of the best of this genre. it does stand the test of time, so that says something, doesn't it?

• Matthew Y

  
  The awful truth is that I didn't much care for The Awful Truth..."Hey, who let all these crickets in here?". Anywho, the film stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as two couples who suspect each other of infidelity (though neither has committed it) and decide on a trial… More
  The awful truth is that I didn't much care for The Awful Truth..."Hey, who let all these crickets in here?". Anywho, the film stars Cary Grant and Irene Dunne as two couples who suspect each other of infidelity (though neither has committed it) and decide on a trial divorce (or separation in today's lingo). Both fight over a beloved dog the two share, which is played up like a surrogate child. Of course a few uncomfortable screwball cliques where one spies on the other (though never admitting they miss them) conclude with some drunken slapstick and a night of "maybe there's still something here" affair. A decent screwball comedy of the 30's, I've seen better, I've seen worse although it is very highly regarded for whatever reason.

• John B

  
  I really am a big fan of Irene Dunne's and this is a very funny film even to this day. I am surprised to see that it hasn't been adapted to the stage more often.

• Sunil J

  
  One of the less charming comedies of Cary Grant. He and his wife break up thinking the other one had an affair and drag out a reconciliation by trying to make each other jealous. Watchable but not a classic.

• Marion R

  
  Why does everyone rate this film so highly? It was just okay. Everything about this film felt average and I didn't really find it funny.

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