EssenceStory Well Deserved Praise

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Matt Greene In the first half, "Affair" gives us lush visuals and a pair of humans so compelling, classy & impossibly romantic, we root for them even with all the underlying complexities. In the second half, the way the film treats people outside of the center couple is abysmal. The charm of the beginning disappears, as we're thrown back into their real lives…which may be the point. Ultimately, it's a starry-eyed fable about how our little heavens can never really last in this lifetime.

KatieDydde I will never tire of this movie. The characters are beautifully defined. They convey their feelings with agonizing restraint. Everything takes place in between their words, in their eyes and subtle gestures. The dialog is witty and sophisticated. Cary Grant will never be surpassed, in appeal or talent, by any actor, of any era. This is one of his best performances, showcasing his comic and dramatic abilities equally well.I understand Leo McCarey let Grant and Deborah Kerr improvise a lot, and a lot of that dialog made it to the screen. This created a spontaneity that feels like these two are hearing the lines for the first time, because, in many instances, they are.I would love to hear from anyone who can confirm two things that I remember from earlier viewings, but which I haven't seen in a long time, not even on my DVD copy. There was a scene in which Terry (Kerr's character) sees Nickie's portrait of her and his grandmother in the art gallery, which resulted in the gallery owner taking pity on her and giving her the painting. Then in the final scene, when it dawns on Nickie that Terry and the wheelchair-bound woman at the gallery are one and the same, he rushes into her bedroom and sees the painting AND the wheelchair. But it's been decades since I've seen the gallery scene or the snippet with the wheelchair in the bedroom. Does anyone else remember these two elements, and does anyone know why they're missing from later airings and the DVD release? Does anyone know if the unedited edition of this movie exists any more?

elvircorhodzic AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER is a romantic drama, which is too fabulous for a serious reaction. A famous womanizer from high society travels by ship from London to New York to marry his latest fiancée. He meets, on the ship, an elegant and lovely lady, who openly mocks his seductive tricks. However, they fall in love and decide to meet again at a specific location...A solid story is superficially processed. Some scenes, despite the conspicuous absence of depth, are quite sentimental. Dialogues are too "delicious" and predictable. Emotions are not sufficiently matured, while the protagonists do not show enough sincerity, spontaneity and sexual attraction.Well, this is a remake of a better and more famous film from 1939. Mr. McCarey may have tried to bring a sense of romantic illusions for the viewers. He does not care about probabilities in the second part of the film. Illogical gaps appear in the story. Grant and Kerr, despite poor characterization, have a good chemistry.Cary Grant as Nicolò (Nickie) Ferrante was polished and charming. Womanizer is genuinely in love for the first time in his life. The character, who for love is changing his habits. Deborah Kerr as Terry McKay is seemingly an independent woman with clear views. However, she is actually too romantic. An elegant and beautiful woman confronts the challenge, which is called love.Honestly, the experience and the chemistry of the main actors have saved this movie. This is one solid romantic story, which is characterized as one of the best romantic movies of all time. I think that such a status of this film is exaggerated.

John Downes I had to watch this twice on account of I fell asleep the first time. So I went and looked at the reviews and it's good, they said, so I gave it another go. I wish, I really wish I hadn't bothered. First of all those ghastly kids. I hate kids in movies, whether they are the Dead- End variety in Angels with Dirty Faces, or (as here) when they are all wiped clean, polished and given songs to sing. In fact I hate that kind the most. Truly emetic.And then there's the improbable plot, the oh so nice grannie, and the pretense that Cary Grant's paintings are any good (they looked like the sort of cheap prints you buy in Woolworth's to me).No, just sentimental rubbish. Don't waste your time.