Review of An Affair to Remember (1957) by Pat D — 13 Apr 2009
A not-quite film: Kerr is not quite Hepburn; since all its "romantic memories" are recreated on a studio backlot, it doesn't quite have the sophistication or depth of a "Roman Holiday" or "Voyage to Italy"; and McCarey isn't quite Douglas Sirk, although he makes more of the material - does more with the characters - than most contract directors of the time would have.
.. Kerr's profession means there are endless dreary musical numbers to sit through, and her class of all-singing, all-dancing, bright-as-a-button poppets ("poor Molly has the measles") are mostly unbearable.
A half-century on, it may well need all the fairer sex's forgiving qualities to play as it once did. Now "The Dirty Dozen", on the other hand...
This review of An Affair to Remember (1957) was written by Pat D on 13 Apr 2009.
An Affair to Remember has generally received very positive reviews.
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