Such a frustrating disappointment

It is a performances centric movie

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

for the right mixture of humor and romance. for gags. for the performance of Mary Astor. a film about women and men's relationship who explores in wise manner the nuances of it. and the result is more than good or seductive. it is lovely, charming, convincing, brilliant. not a great movie but useful slice for understand the art of a director and the cinema 's wave from a period. because it is smart work and careful exploration of the habits, ideas and manner to accept the life. because it has salt and pepper and a lot of other spices for impose a sort of game who, only at first sigh, could be a comedy or version of long war between sexes. a film who reminds more than presents. great job. seductive performances. and a role who gives to Claudette Colbert the chance to be more than the nice pretty girl.

An inventor (Joel McCrea) needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife (Claudette Colbert), who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.One of the more interesting things about this film is the trouble it had getting made thanks to the censorship office. Although there is no explicit sexuality or foul language, it does have some questionable themes. There is talk of prostitution, and apparently the censors did not like the way marriage and divorce were handled so lightly. Even after the necessary cuts, this remains a strong central part of the plot and humor.Interestingly, the Bill Hader interview on the Criterion disc adds a lot. You might not think of Hader as a film historian or critic, and maybe he is not. But he really understands Sturges and how Sturges wrote his scripts. He connects the dots between Sturges and the Coen brothers, as well as explaining how each character, no matter how minor, is important to the story.

I hate to speak ill of any movie made before my time that's regarded as a classic and is an AFI award winner(# 77 on it's 100 funniest movies list),but this film just did not resonate with me at all.I found the plot utterly ridiculous.The two leads were incompatible.I hate to use the word "stupid",but it's the only word I can muster for the film's ending.This was my first viewing of any film starring most of the cast here,and while I'm sure they were great in other films,there was just no magic here,at least not for me.I can think of a few films that are more deserving of a placement in the above mentioned AFI list than this.

The opening scene tells it all. Well not really, as we don't understand it all until the end, but it begins the comedy, and this opening scene is one for the ages. Colbert is simply funny and quite the character. And she is surrounded by quite a cast of comedians and wonderful actors in Rudy Vallee, Mary Astor and Sig Arno. When they separate you realize that they are made for each other, despite their naiveness in the beginning. They realize through an air of comedy and are finally brought back together in a twist of romance. Through their acting and change of character they bring it together in the end, and make it work. It wasn't funny all the way through out, but the parts that were funny were quite the knee-slappers. Keep up with the quick one-liners and you'll enjoy yourself. Palm Beach Story, definitely not a favorite, but not bad at all.