Review of The More the Merrier (1943) by Elliott F — 26 Mar 2011
This was a fairly good screwball/romantic comedy. Under George Stevens' direction, Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur, and Charles Coburn (who won an Oscar for this) give three very good performances as three strangers who, under the housing crunch in Washington D.
C. during WWII. The film's problem, however, lies with Coburn, oddly enough. Coburn is excellent, stealing every scene he's in like he's not even trying, and he is essentially the main character in the beginning, but the film later moves on to the romantic tension between Arthur's and McCrea's characters, making the most interesting character and best performance (Coburn's) almost an afterthought.
It's a shame, but the film is still pretty good.
This review of The More the Merrier (1943) was written by Elliott F on 26 Mar 2011.
The More the Merrier has generally received very positive reviews.
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