Review of An Affair to Remember (1957) by Uditha D — 25 Nov 2011
I actually expected more romance and less sentiment in this classic, but... on a scale of 1 to 5, I have ranked this film 3 for that reason. It is a poignant romance alright (though not a Tristan-Isolde or Romeo-Juliet tragedy), and the title song (superbly sung by both Vic Damone and Marni Nixon) link with the cinematography and the Cinemascope outlook to devise harmony in those fields.
But the chemistry between Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, though not at all lacking, has been over-sentimentalized by the urging, perhaps, of Leo McCarey. This sentimental outlook can best be summed up in the last words spoken by Kerr's character - "If you can paint.
.. I can walk... anything can happen... right?" Emotion and feeling link up to devise perhaps the most sentiment-ridden romance of all time, bar Love Story.
This review of An Affair to Remember (1957) was written by Uditha D on 25 Nov 2011.
An Affair to Remember has generally received very positive reviews.
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