A good movie

Since this movie seemed to have a solid reputation (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, to be honest, I’m usually not a huge fan of such classic screwball comedies. In this case, there was also the issue that they developed the idea that, for a pretty woman like Gerry Jeffers, the best prospect was not to find an actual job to support herself but finding some rich guy who would support her. Sure, you might argue that I shouldn’t take this movie too seriously but it did make the damned thing look rather dated. And, yet, I have to admit that this movie actually worked for me. For starters, the intro was just so weird, I had no idea what this movie was actually about and I thought they were showing that would actually happen afterwards. However, the story was not about how this couple fell in love and got married. Indeed, instead, it was about how she tried to escape this marriage, not because they didn’t care for each other anymore but mostly because their marriage was a failure considering their financial and social status. Well, I have to admit that this approach was actually  quite refreshing. And, then, in the same fashion, the very last scene was just as surprising as the intro was, I guess it all made sense or maybe not. Finally, I really enjoyed most of the jokes and most of the dialogues were just so fun and witty. Anyway, to conclude, even if I’m still not a huge fan of the genre, I have to admit that it was a really entertaining screwball comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.