I am, of course, jesting when I describe this as a silent film with dialogue. But that's just how I felt in the opening scenes (particularly) of the film. The over-acting of the principals reminded me precisely of the exaggerated motions that silent film actors usually went through. I almost deleted the film at the point, but stuck with it, and I'm glad I did. It was worth it, although I would hardly call this a great movie. Too creaky! Clark Gable has some good scenes here...and some not so good scenes, but I blame it more on the screen play and the director than I do on Gable. Gable's character couldn't quite decide whether to be the hero or a louse, and a little more consistency would have been helpful. However, this was one of Gable's first truly starring roles, and one can see why he hit it big.
I know many will disagree with me, but once again I have to say -- what's the great attraction to Garbo. I certainly don't see it here.
The story itself is rather daring. Garbo plays a woman who will do almost anything to reconnect with the man she loves. Today we'd probably say she was stalking Gable's character.
Transitions here are terrible, and again, I blame the director for that. It's not a bad story, but after a while you get a little bored with Garbo's relentless pursuit of Gable. I wanted to yell at her (and him), "Get over it and move on!" Okay, I watched it once...but never again.
I know many will disagree with me, but once again I have to say -- what's the great attraction to Garbo. I certainly don't see it here.
The story itself is rather daring. Garbo plays a woman who will do almost anything to reconnect with the man she loves. Today we'd probably say she was stalking Gable's character.
Transitions here are terrible, and again, I blame the director for that. It's not a bad story, but after a while you get a little bored with Garbo's relentless pursuit of Gable. I wanted to yell at her (and him), "Get over it and move on!" Okay, I watched it once...but never again.