Review of One Hour with You (1932) by Ben L — 25 Sep 2016

I hate movies like this, where literally the entire plot revolves around cheating spouses. One Hour With You made it slightly more annoying by trying to make that a light and funny thing. We're supposed to like Maurice Chevalier because he smiles at us and has some reluctance before cheating on his wife, but I just can't do that.

He's being an idiot, he's willingly putting himself in situations that will tempt him, and never saying a thing to his wife about why it's a bad idea. Here's the basic plot of One Hour With You: Andre and Colette are "happily" married, but Colette's good friend Mitzi is a slut and wants Andre (Colette seems completely oblivious about this.

) When Colette finally gets wise that Andre is cheating she decides to cheat herself with Mitzi's husband. Since everybody has their cheating fun all can be forgiven. Mixed in there are a handful of really odd songs.

The musical aspect seems extremely forced, and the songs are certainly not memorable. I didn't really like anything about this movie, but clearly my opinions have been colored by my total disgust for all the main characters and their actions.

It's strange, but I didn't feel this angry right after watching the film. Typing out my thoughts has made it clear to me why I disliked the viewing experience so much. Even for someone who wouldn't mind this plot or these characters, I don't really see anything of notable quality in One Hour With You, so I'd say it's one you could skip.