I am an unapologetic film fan. As a film fan I try to sample from just about every genre, decade and country I can get my mitts on. Yet when asked to play favorites it almost always comes to the same short list. On that list are a lot of Hollywood films of the late 30s. With that in mind you can understand my eagerness to watch tonight's film, Double Wedding.

Double Wedding is a vehicle for one of the greatest pairings in motion picture history. Sure Tracy and Hepburn claim the title now but in this humble critics opinion they can't hold a candle to William Powell and Myrna Loy. The chemistry between them onscreen is fantastic with the two playing off each other perfectly. They were yin to each other's yang and are truly legends.

The plot centers around Irene and Waldo. They are a young couple in love and yet they are frustrated with the fact that Irene's sister, Margit (Myrna Loy), has fully taken over their lives so much that they are essentially ordered to do everything. Irene tries to get the meek Waldo to stand up for himself and yet he's too much of a mouse to do anything. With the whole situation in a mess the "Hollywood director" friend of the young couple (William Powell) is enlisted to help. Of course along the way he can't help but fall in love with Margit.

It's all very predictable and yet so perfectly hilarious. I often wonder if it's the quality of actors today or just if filmgoers expect different things. Either way, they don't make them as great as this one. Definitely check this one out if you have the chance.

Labels: 31 days of film, Classics, Comedy