I watched this a couple of years ago and could barely muster the strength to tell anyone I had seen it. I wasn't impressed. However, I watched it again last night and totally fell in love with everything about the film. I have no idea what was going on at the time that I first watched it. The characters, the plot, the glamourous lifestyle and not forgetting the adorable dog Asta.
William Powell and Myrna Loy play Nick and Nora Charles, a wise-cracking couple who love nothing more than a good mystery, and every though Nick is a now-retired detective he cannot resist turning back to his old trade to solve a case close to his heart. Both characters are excellent, sharp and witty, bouncing off each other with gusto. Powell is the epitome of 30s class, with his slicked back hair, his little moustache and his warm voice. He also looks darn classy in a suit and hat. Loy is sassy and sexy as his fun-loving wife, who insults him down to the ground, but loves him more than anything.
The plot isn't tremendously important, but the funniest scene happens around a dinner table with Powell narrating the story of the killer. Flawless.
A great movie. One to watch over and over.
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