Review of My Favorite Wife (1940) by Rick Q — 26 Jul 2012

This movie doesn't exceptionally stand out from the whole bunch of screwball comedies produced in the times of Great Depression in the USA. The first part of My Favorite Wife may be even called boring, due to a very slow narrative process and lack of any specific action.

Of course, it's just an introduction to the plot and the viewer has to believe that in a moment something extraordinarily funny and crazy will happen. And it does, along with the entrance of, fantastic as always, Irene Dunne.

The movie provides a great amount of laughs, due to many amusing one-liners and gags, especially on the part of Cary Grant's perfect sense of comedic timing.And the relationship that he forms with Irene is brilliant; you can sense that deep chemistry coming between their characters in every scene.

It's a light-hearted screwball that may provide a positive shock, in the sense of absurdity and amount of laughs that come with it.