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Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

HotToastyRag While there have been countless films about shipboard romances, An Affair to Remember is perhaps the most famous. Deborah Kerr and Cary Grant meet on a cruise ship, and even though Cary's a notorious playboy and Deborah's practically engaged to another man, they fall in love. The scenes on the ship are the most adorable of the film. They try to hide their romance from prying eyes by eating at separate tables and walking in opposite directions when they're seen together, even when they have to stop talking mid-sentence!While the ship scenes are very cute, the rest of the movie is a drama, so be prepared when you rent it for a light-hearted afternoon. This is the second of three version of the film, the first in 1939 with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne, and the third in 1994 with Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, but I like this version the best. It's not my favorite classic romance, but it's a classic you'll probably want to watch if you a fan of Cary or Deborah. I like their third pairing in the comedy The Grass is Greener best, because I like seeing Deborah's hidden comic talents. This movie really is a must see, though, especially if you've ever sat through the 90s classic Sleepless in Seattle. This iconic, tearjerker ending has been included in many a romance montage.Parts of the movie feel a little boring, namely when Cary takes Deborah to meet his grandmother, Cathleen Nesbitt. Since I don't really find his character particularly sympathetic, I'm not really moved when Cathleen talks about how sweet he really is underneath his cool, playboy persona. But, to each his own. Give it a watch, and even if you don't end up liking it, there's a good chance you'll, well, remember it.

Michael_Elliott An Affair to Remember (1957)*** (out of 4)Nickie Ferrante (Cary Grant) and Terry McKay (Deborah Kerr) are both about to be married to very successful people but the two meet on a cruise and soon realize that they have fallen in love. To be sure, they decide to give their romance a six month break after which time they will meet on top of the Empire State Building but things take a wrong turn.AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER has, for some reason, become one of the most loved romance movies ever made. I'm sure some of it is because of the attention it received thanks to SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE but even before that film this one had a nice following. I'm not saying this is a bad movie because it certainly isn't but at the same time I've always felt that the 1939 version, LOVE AFFAIR, was much better.With that said,t his one here still has plenty of things going for it that makes it worth watching. There are also some flaws that keep it from being much better. In my opinion the two long-winded singing sessions by the children towards the end of the movie could have been edited out without any harm done. I'd also argue that there's really nothing original with the story and that even by today's standards it's a tad bit dated. In my opinion, the film also runs a tad bit too long but I've always felt that the movie is so loved because of the final moments in the film. Obviously I'm not going to spoil anything but there's no question that director Leo McCarey does a marvelous job at building up the tension, the romance and the eventual outcome that happens. This final sequence is beautifully shot, perfectly director and so wonderfully acted that you leave the theater on such a great note that you can overlook what flaws the film had.Kerr is certainly very good and quite charming in the film but for my money the success of the movie is due to Grant. The poor actor never really got the credit he deserves even in some of his greatest pictures and performances. As much as I think this film is overrated, at the same time I think Grant's performance is very much underrated as he just brings a certain charm and a certain comic timing that perfectly adds to the entertainment level. Going back to the final sequence, the way he cautiously plays it is so marvelously done that you really can't argue about the talent he had.

capone666 An Affair to RememberYou should always wear steel-toed boots when dating a woman in a wheelchair.Unfortunately, the suitor in this romance isn't aware of his lover's toe-crushing abilities. Terry (Deborah Kerr) is in a committed relationship, but it is tested when she encounters American playboy Nickie (Cary Grant) on her ship home from Europe. Before they part, the pair promise to meet at the Empire State Building in six-months. While on her way there Terry is struck by a car, leaving her paralyzed and him jilted.Years hence, Nickie has become a successful painter thanks to an anonymous wheelchair- bound benefactor. Long considered to be the definitive cinematic love story, this remake of a 1939 version lives up to its designation thanks to its perfectly matched leads and its tearjerker ending that still remains unrivalled.Plus, the easiest way to tell if someone is paralyzed is they've given away all their pants.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

robert-259-28954 It is a rare instance when I share this "Perfect 10" honor with another Hollywood tear-jerker supreme, "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," with a luminous Jennifer Jones in perhaps her greatest film role, and a superb William Holden. But I think the biggest difference between them is that "Affair" has many more laughs than tears, due in large part to the largely underrated comic genius of Cary Grant. Grant, who gets my vote as the single most handsome leading man in all of filmdom, was also one of the most adept at using self-deprecating humor to give his films a rare accessibility, combined with a degree pure male charisma to be admired. In terms of casting, writing, and score, "Affair" should have at least garnered an Oscar for it's enduring theme song, "An Affair to Remember" (sung by just about everyone, but none as good as Vic Damone), which continues to shine in the movie music firmament. In spite of Grant's spoken admiration of the original film as " better" ("Love Affair," with Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer), alas, this one will remain the better known and most beloved version for the ages. It's a though Kerr and Grant watched the movie together and said, "How can we make it better?," then actually did. After dozens of viewings, I never tire of it's endless romance, tireless entertainment, and spectacularly heart rending ending, so touching that it even made Cary Grant cry. Catch it, and you will too.