Review of Remember the Night (1940) by Kevin N — 29 Dec 2010
This is a good story made very enjoyable by its cast, a bunch that knows how to balance the pathos and the comedy just right. Fred MacMurray is just right for the character of John Sargent, stern and stoic with his own brand of charisma, but it is Barbara Stanwyck who really shines here.
She turns in a powerful performance, the kind that starts low key but sneaks up and jumps you, and consequently she makes the character refreshingly three-dimensional. The script, which was written by the great Preston Sturges, is good if implausible, and though it's far from a holiday classic is stands as a cute and nostalgic look at the importance of family and the power of love.
This review of Remember the Night (1940) was written by Kevin N on 29 Dec 2010.
Remember the Night has generally received very positive reviews.
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