Review of The Country Girl (1954) by Paul D — 10 Oct 2015

A delightfully nutty melodrama adapted from a Clifford Odets play. Bing Crosby stars as a neurotic, has-been alcoholic stage performer cast in the lead of a new play by hot-shot, egotistical director William Holden.

Crosby convinces Holden that is mousy, morose wife Grace Kelly is the cause of all his problems, so Holden goes on the warpath against her. He learns almost too late how wrong he's been. Kelly didn't exactly deserve the Oscar she won for this role, but she is playing so far against type that she is a bit of a revelation.

I kind of loved this film, even though I can't really take it seriously.