It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

We are so used to seeing them in the Thin man comedies that we forget that they are both excellent all around actors. This movie highlights their acting prowess and exquisitely shows the incredible chemistry that they both had with each other. I urge anyone who hasn't seen this film to please watch and enjoy. I relished every moment as they brought their skills to this production. I didn't even realize this film existed. It will definitely be part of my Powell and Loy library. Bravo!

I disagree with planktonrules's review for a variety of reasons. While it is true that this was obviously not a grand film, it is still worthy of a casual peek. After all, Loy and Powell fans will always appreciate seeing them together on the screen, even if it is not perfection.The plot does sound interesting. John Prentice (William Powell) is an affluent lawyer who not only neglects his wife Evelyn (Myrna Loy) but has an affair with a client. In the mean time lonely Evelyn meets an apparently charming Lawrence Kennard who, unbeknownst to her, has only one motive: money.Evelyn Prentice innocently corresponds with Mr. Kennard who uses the letters as leverage for his blackmail. While the letters are innocuous, the wording can be understood as either confirming an affair or only confirming a friendship. Naturally Mr. Kennard plans are to use them to confirm a non-existent affair.When John wishes to reconcile with his wife, Evelyn notifies Mr. Kennard that their friendship is over. Infuriated, Mr. Kennard says he wants money in exchange for the letters; an amount that Evelyn cannot possibly pay. Grabbing a gun from an open drawer, Evelyn demands the letters. When he refuses, a gun shot is heard and Evelyn is seen leaving Mr. Kennard's apartment.Guilt ridden after hearing that a woman has been accused of Kennard's murder, Evelyn asks her husband to take her case and even more twists are to come.Unlike what planktonrules claims, it is entirely believable for that day in age. While overdone, perhaps, the plot is neat and does work.I don't give it a terribly high grade, but I do feel that the acting was very well done, the plot was clear and the ending was satisfying. That makes it a sufficient film, deserving any time spent viewing it.

Despite having Myrna Loy and William Powell in the lead roles, this is a thoroughly forgettable film due to a ridiculous plot and poor writing throughout. Oddly, while this wasn't a very good film, they remade it just a few years later as STRONGER THAN DESIRE--complete with the same plot problems.The film begins with work-a-holic lawyer, Powell, winning a case for his client, Rosalind Russell. At this point, Russell throws herself at Powell even though he is a married man. At this point in the film, you aren't certain if Powell reciprocated, but his behavior would seem to indicate he did--as he was rarely home and worked 4954 hours a week--a recipe for marital disaster. This and Loy's desire for love would have made a fine film. However, the writers decided to chuck the entire setup and have Loy be blackmailed by a man with whom she really didn't do anything!! And in a move that makes absolutely no sense, she appears to kill the guy instead of just walking out of his apartment.There's more to the film than this, but it's all pretty contrived and tough to swallow--particularly in the last half of the movie during the courtroom scene in which Powell (the defense attorney) works hard to prove his own client is guilty!! Wow, I'm sure the Bar Association would have felt proud to have him as a member! The bottom line is that you've got two excellent actors in a sticky and poorly written film that is simply beneath their abilities. See it if you are curious but don't watch it if you'd like to be entertained!By the way, take a look at the entry for this film in the Leonard Maltin Guide--the entry is pretty funny. He describes Cora Sue Collins (who plays Powell's and Loy's child) as "an obnoxious brat"! This is uncharacteristically candid for this book but also rather true. While she isn't as hatefully dreadful an actor as Lee Harcourt Montgomery (from such movies as BEN) or David Kory (from DONDI), she is a pretty obnoxious and saccharine-sweet little....kid. Despite her inability to act, she did appear in almost 50 films!

Evelyn Prentice was the third film that William Powell and Myrna Loy made together. It's hardly up to the standard that Manhattan Melodrama or The Thin Man were.Myrna in the title role is far from Nora Charles. She's a dutiful mother, but a neglected wife of her husband John who is an ace criminal defense attorney. Powell the husband is wrapped up in a big vehicular manslaughter case where the beautiful Rosalind Russell is the defendant.Loy gets the impression that Powell may have more than a legal interest in Russell so she starts flirting with Harvey Stephens who turns out to be one predatory gigolo. When Stephens ends up dead, his long time girl friend Isabell Jewell is arrested.I'm not going to say any more because this is where a promising court room drama goes haywire. I just refuse to believe the behavior of everyone after this especially defense lawyer Powell and District Attorney Frank Conroy. This was Rosalind Russell's debut and while she looks good, she shows not an inkling of the talent she showed in later films like The Women or His Girl Friday. Still there was indeed a spark.But unless you're a fan of Powell and Loy, I doubt you'll be sparked.