Penny Serenade

After reading reviews of this film I doubted that I would enjoy it, since it had been compared in an unfavourable way with other classic films. However I was pleasantly surprised.

By no means a typical romance, the film shows the tragedies of married life as the couple progress in their relationship and yearn for a child. There are elements of sadness, which I suppose is not far removed from ordinary everyday life. However, there are times of happiness in the film, providing hope for the audience.

Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are superb in this film, they both portray the ability to move an audience in a realistic way. This film does convey the traditional emotional seperation of gender roles, which is of course unsurprising considering the age of the film, yet it is not tedious to watch.

The directing of the fim and the scenes have been shot in a clever way and increased my overall enjoyment.

I would recommend this film if you enjoy old films which aren't neccessarily 'status quo'. It was nice to see Grant in his younger years, and the film certainly is emotional with an optimistic ending.

Cary Grant's performance spot on - not sure about his female lead. A bit too sentimental for me even tho' I like romantic films.

Although an old movie it did have the power to make me laugh out loud more than once. I watched it with Spanish option- that way improved my Spanish at same time. Great fun give it a go!!!!

The occasionally outstanding scenes are held together by a very thin and at the end almost offensive story, which I suppose could be excused by being dated.

I rented this movie for my mother to watch. She'd seen it many years ago and remembered it as an enjoyable view. A great watch if you like the old movies -

classic!