Best movie ever!

Absolutely Brilliant!

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

... even if you are made for each other. This was quite a more serious role for Carole Lombard versus her typical screwball comedy roles. She was a lot less manic and I actually found her quite charming. James Stewart is his familiar every-man, and he and Lombard made a great pair.This was an interesting story about a couple who marry after only knowing each other for one day. Stewart's mother, a delightfully crabby Lucile Watson, of course does not approve of Lombard. She wanted her son to marry Eunice Doolittle (what a name), the daughter of Charles Coburn, a prominent judge in town and Stewart's boss. Marrying into the Doolittle family would lend prestige (and presumably a bump up the social ladder), but Stewart doesn't love Eunice Doolittle. Stewart, a lawyer at a local law firm, feels like he and Lombard will have it made. Unfortunately, his career seems to be at a standstill. Lombard then announces that she's having a baby which further strains and complicates Stewart and Lombard's marriage.This was a nice dramatic film about a whirlwind romance and a couple trying to succeed despite facing odds at every corner. I thought Lombard did a great job, and had she not died in 1942, she would have gone on to do even more great things in her career. James Stewart was excellent as the newlywed who wants nothing more than to provide for his wife and get his mother to accept her. Charles Coburn provides great support for the film as the clueless curmudgeon of a boss demanding employees take pay cuts when Stewart is ready to ask for a raise. I especially liked the scene between he and Stewart when Stewart shows up on his doorstep begging for help in buying serum to help his baby's pneumonia. And never has the delivery of pharmaceuticals had me more on the edge of my seat.The fllm overall, minus the rather sensational finish that is good although it really doesn't seem to belong, is about the mundane things that make a marriage - dealing with super critical live-in in-laws that will not admit that they are super critical, making ends meet and cutting back where you can and even sometimes where you can't, even trying to find a babysitter on New Year's Eve. At least this couple got to sleep in a double bed rather than the virginal twin beds that were the standard in the production code era. I'm still not sure how they managed to get that past the censors back in those days. Highly recommended and amazingly in the public domain, it can be found just about everywhere including some just awful DVD prints and on youtube due to its lack of copyright protection.

Interesting and thought-provoking drama with some touches of humor about newlyweds , their problems , distresses , overdue and poverty . This weeper movie turns out to be a simplistic tale , however provides an enjoyable time . Nostalgic and sensitive picture with brooding drama , adequate cinematography and evocative musical score . Well thought movie in which the couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy . The picture begins with the followings lines : Greater New York has a population of 7.434.346 , among the least important of whom is John Mason (James Stewart) and Jane (Carole Lombard) . They fall in love and marry ; when John and Jane try to go on their honeymoon in Europe aboard the liner SS Normadie , their journey is suddenly interrupted . Then they must overcome meddlesome in-laws (Lucile Watson) , proud chiefs (Charles Coburn) , poorness and even the arrival a baby . Things become so serious , they decide to separate but their child's illness brings together for a second chance . Sensitive film which deals with interesting issues such as family life , couple relationship , meddling mother-in-law , birth a son , and many other things . The story is plain and simple , nonetheless results to be a moving experience . It is a tearjerker about an agreeable couple who looks rather stiff and maudlin nowadays . This over-expended weepie flick relies heavily on the relationship between James Stewart and Carole Lombard but this does not get bored or spoils the tale . Slightly overrated but excellent all the same time , the picture is enjoyable and entertaining , including a stirring ending . Great producer David O. Selznick's experience of trying to have life-saving serum flown in for his critically ill brother was the basis for the flying sequences final the movie . The story is narrated with great sense and sensibility , the intelligent screenplay was written by Jo Swerling suggested by a story by Rose Franken . Sensational protagonist duo , James Stewart is extraordinary , as usual , and Carole Lombard is magnificent . They don't make'em like this anymore and no one plays Stewart better than Stewart . Only these big stars like Stewart and Lombard could play material like this . Support cast is frankly excellent such as Charles Coburn as Judge Doolittle , Lucile Watson as Mrs. Harriet Mason , Eddie Quillan as Conway , Harry Davenport as Dr. Healy , and uncredited War Bond as Hatton , among others. Atmospheric cinematography in black and White by Leon Shamroy , subsequently a famed cameraman of super-productions , though also available colorized . The failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely and usually badly edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second or third-generation or more copies of the film . Pleasant as well as adequate musical score by Oscar Levant , though uncredited . This stunning and appealing flick filmed in great sensibility was compellingly directed by John Cromwell , considered to be one of the best American directors . Cromwell was a veteran filmmaker who directed all kind of genres through a long career from the 20s and 30s to the 60s such as Adventure genre : ¨Son of fury¨, ¨Prisoner of Zenda¨ , ¨Tom Sawyer ¨ , ¨Ana and the King of Siam¨ ; Thriller and Noir cinema : ¨The Scavengers¨ , ¨The racket¨, ¨Dead reckoning¨, ¨Algiers¨, ¨Vice squad¨ and especially drama as ¨The Goddess¨, ¨Spitfire¨ , ¨Ann Vickers¨ , ¨Dance of life¨, ¨Of human bondage¨ , the notorious ¨Abe Lincoln in Illinois¨ and this ¨Made for each other¨.

After reading IMDb about various movies for years, this is the one film that caused me to sign up as a member in order to leave a review.That should say a lot.This is a fantastic movie with great acting and it clearly prefigured "It's a Wonderful Life."It's an honest tearjerker. Those prone to cry will do so. For some I could see it producing Niagara Falls. The acting is that good. And a movie is made only once every few years that can make my eyes water.I'd advise you not to pay much attention to the negative reviews, including from those who would now find the plot to be derivative when future movies were the ones that were derived from this. Sure, it starts slow (and Jimmy Stewart was more of a novice). It's supposed to be showing the every day life of a struggling couple during hard times.That only adds to the emotional impact of the last half hour.The producer put a part of his own life story into this picture.It's really sad to know that Carole Lombard died soon after this movie was made in a plane crash over the mountains.This movie is a must-see.

Movies about marriage are a mixed bag. What works and doesn't depends on the writing. Are the characters real? Do the problems and resolutions make sense? In the case of "Made For Each Other", the answer to these questions is yes. The couple is James Stewart and Carole Lombard, and their problems are simple. Stewart's nagging mother (Lucille Watson), his irascible boss (Charles Coburn), issues meeting their budget, and dealing with the issues of a new child are among them. The situations are simple and solvable, so the film isn't really saying anything remarkable, but viewers then and now can identity with the problems, even if they do seem a bit simple in today's complex world.One amusing issue they face is keeping good help. Their first cook (Esther Dale) can't stand the interfering Watson ("I'm Only Human!", she repeats and repeats, after which she demands her salary while a dinner party is still going on), while the second makes it clear she is only the cook, and won't wash diapers. (Lombard promptly fires her.) The third is a gem, and she's a gentle black woman, played with great dignity and love by the always delightful Louise Beavers. Stewart and Lombard are a likable young couple, and while they may not seem an ideal romantic team, it works because Lombard is playing against type. Watson starts off as the passive-aggressive mother-in-law who interferes at every turn, but once you see her own loneliness, she is more understandable. She reminded me of Doris Roberts' Marie Barone on the long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond". Coburn, one of the biggest scene stealers in movies, is excellent, and infuses his sometime aggravating character with many levels of humanity, especially when things get really rough for the couple when their baby gets sick. The conclusion is heart-wrenching and will have you glued to your seat.