Wonderful character development!

People are voting emotionally.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

For a film made so long ago, "The Awful Truth" seems to have aged extraordinarily well. Although it is completely free of crass and raunchy remarks, it still has a modern feel to it, and this is largely because it follows such a universal story-a story that could be told during any time period. It is also a film that has a timeless and witty sense of humor; one that will be appreciated and beloved for generations to come.Masterfully directed by the great Leo McCarey, this film shows a classic battle of the sexes, which eventually escalates into sheer chaos. Not all of the humor is laugh out loud, but it is never at all unfunny. There's nothing annoying or overly stupid in this film, but the humor still does delve into the ridiculous and silly; but it does so in a way that is charming and flat out hilarious.

In general, Cary Grant comedies are not my favorites, and this offering is thus far my least favorite. Even the later "My Favorite Wife", despite it's plot problems, was a pleasure to watch compared to this turkey.During parts of the film, costar Irene Dunn reminded me in hair style, speech and mannerisms of Katharine Hepburn, say in "Bringing Up Baby", released the following year. The humor in that Grant film was miles more effective. Not sure if the title is supposed to relate to the plot? Is the point that there was no awful truth to be discovered, thus wrongly leading to the divorce. Never understood why it was so important for Cary's character to lie about going to Florida? The hint is that he went to California. Why? This only relates to the rest of the film in providing some reason for Dunn's character to wonder about his fidelity, eventually leading to divorce.

It's nice to see an entertaining love story. A story that is spontaneous, simple and hilarious. THE AWFUL TRUTH is that kind of movie. am delighted by the fact that improvisation of dialogue is so original and funny.In the film, everything seems cheerful and clever, although the topic should not be like that. The moments in which the main characters get serious are rare. The technique is great because I do not remember that someone dared so to force a dialogue. If the revolution dialogue add great improvisation result in this case is excellent. I do not think that this film is a completely sheer comedy. There are contained travesty and mockery, supposed game of movement and language.I'm pretty sure that this movie eagerly embraced today's audience. Thematic would be interesting, but this dose immaturity character would only heightened the effect. I do not think they would have caught the stomach from laughing, but they would certainly enjoy. Set design is not perfect, but at times I was amazed. The acting is phenomenal.Love triangle Grant, Dunne and Bellamy acts hilarious. Cary Grant as Jerry Warriner is sarcastic without being nasty, debonair but not aloof. Grant is a sophisticated comedian. Every line is a cheeky poke. Irene Dunne as Lucy Warriner is funny, glamorous, hoyden and mischievous at the same time. She dominated the competition at a crucial moment. The second part of the film is rightfully hers. Ralph Bellamy (Dan Leeson) was from the beginning an absolute outsider. Jerry in every scene separated him into prime factors. Cecil Cunningham as Aunt Patsy is responsible for the sarcastic tone. Every time in the right moment.The Awful Truth is smart and witty comedy. The famous dialogue with lots of humor and sophisticated situations. McCarey made a great movie.

So says Oklahoman oil man\rancher Dan Leeson (Ralph Bellamy) when he finally manages to give his Eastern dream girl Lucy (Irene Dunne) a peck on her cheek. Apart from the intriguing question of how many steaks Dan would wolf down if he actually got to, say, second or third base with Lucy, one sort of wonders why an hour and a half story about a "divorce" that seemed bogus and poorly motivated from Day One could earn five Oscar nominations. True, it's funny in spots. True, Cary Grant (as Lucy's "estranged" hubby Jerry) and Miss Dunne were fairly popular in the 1930s. Still, it seems this pair should have been able to ad-lib most of what's on-screen here, with little need for direction. This raises the question of WHY Academy voters diverted the best director Oscar from the helmsman of 1937's official "Best Picture" (William Dieterle, for his valiant attempt to save French Jews from the threat of Hitler with THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA) to Leo McCarey for THE AWFUL TRUTH. The awful truth is that Oscar voting always has been 10% thoughtful, 90% a whimsical popularity contest, in which non-Americans and Un-Americans join American One-Percenters to comprise a skewed electorate. As baseball learned years ago in All-Star balloting, it's even more urgent that the Academy gives the People the vote for the 12 main categories. (If the Academy does the nominations, this won't be some sort of People's Choice Awards with a Jackass flick being voted on--oops, THAT'S what the Academy itself is doing this year!) Give the People the Vote!