Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Antonius Block 'Love Me Tonight' is a charming and funny musical, starring Maurice Chevalier as a Parisian tailor who eventually meets and falls in love with a rich Princess played by Jeannette MacDonald. They're both strong and the cast includes the incomparable Myrna Loy in her first 'non-exotic' role, as well as C. Aubrey Smith as the Duke. All of the minor roles are well utilized, including three old ladies who chatter and gossip as they sew and try to cast spells ala the three witches in Macbeth (albeit good spells for the health of the Princess). The musical numbers are entertaining, the best of which is 'Isn't It Romantic?' sung early on by Chevalier, with the tune picked up by one of his customers as he heads out the door, passed along to a taxi driver and his fare, then by a group of soldiers who march, to a gypsy who plays it on a violin, and heard from a balcony by the Princess and sung by MacDonald. It's quite enchanting, and a tune which may stick in your head for awhile afterwards. 'The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor' is also nicely performed, and seems years ahead of its time. The movie is chock full of nice touches, from the morning scenes and the 'music of the street' which open the movie, to Chevalier getting on a rambunctious horse for a hunt but then later protecting a deer, to the various witty lines and double entendres which pepper the script. Well done, and a nice (musical) romantic-comedy 1932-style.

writers_reign This film is so good that even Jeannette MacDonald can't spoil it and that's saying something. Usually I can take or leave Chevalier, mostly leave, but here he is at least bearable. Busby Berkley gets a lot of credit for staging musicals but Rouben Mamoulian, who got there first, is no slouch if anybody asks you. The film begins BRILLIANTLY with a first a completely Silent track then slowly, imperceptibly, as Paris wakes up sounds begin to insinuate themselves in Rhythm. Soon Chevalier enters the scene and both walks through and contributes to the sound and in under five minutes he is established as a tailor and one who has been stiffed by a viscount (Charlie Ruggles) thus kick-starting a plot which sees Chevalier journey to Ruggles' château. The transition is handled equally brilliantly as Chevalier, in his shop, begins to sing Isn't It Romantic, which is taken up by a delivery man and various pedestrians until it arrives at the train which will whisk Chevalier to the château and a meet-cute with MacDonald. It's a great cast, Myrna Loy, Elizabeth Patterson, C. Aubrey Smith, Charlie Ruggles, Charles Butterworth. Oh, I nearly forget. There's also a gem of a score by Rodgers and Hart. A true classic.

tedg At first glance, this will be a waste of time for you, if you are like me. Its an early musical, about a particularly vapid sort of love, and featuring the most repellent of French values. It has actors that generally are weak, and songs that never mattered.But its wonderful, because it is wonderfully constructed. It is in fact one of the first films to enhance the vocabulary of the camera by allowing it to move in a way that through edits is orchestrated. It doesn't yet have curiosity or intent. Its purely without emotion or meaning, something that would be impossible today. Today, no camera movement or perspective can be used without carrying an association. Here, it is allowed to just be decorative.The movie's story is about a man whose entire focus is dressing, who fails in love with a woman at first glance because of her appearance. You will fall in love with this because of its appearance, in fact precisely because it has no inner soul. Its pure cinema in ways that Brakhage never could know.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

Boba_Fett1138 This is one incredible charming musical/comedy, from the early '30's. And that coming from a non-musical fan of course says a lot.It's not a musical with big dance acts, feather costumes, or anything of that sort but just a movie that happens to feature songs in it, which is the sort of musical approach I prefer. The characters would often burst into singing in the middle of the movie, which of course sounds totally ridicules but it's so charming and the songs are so nice that it attributes to what it is that makes this movie so irresistible, joyful and entertaining to watch. This is really not the sort of movie you would expect from the guy who had previously directed "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" before this movie.Maurice Chevalier didn't had the best signing voice, also of course due to his accent and also especially compared to different genre actors from the same time period. Same goes for most of the actors within this movie. But I sort of like that he isn't perfect in his signing. It seems to fit the movie and its style.The movie has got some nice cheerful innocent humor in it. The great fun but of course simple written script, contributes to the whole fun feeling and atmosphere of the movie.The movie doesn't necessarily really has a typical '30's style and more seems ahead of its time. It also makes this movie feel less outdated than most others, especially from the same genre, movies.The cinematography is really amazing at times. It moves a lot, with pans and also zooms. It makes the cinematography in parts pretty original and innovating for its time. The movie also features some other 'tricks', such as split-screen and slow-motion, among other things. Perhaps this has to do with the Russian origin of director Rouben Mamoulian. His style seems more innovating than most of his fellow Hollywood colleagues from the same time period. It all adds to the atmosphere and unique quality of the movie. It of course also helps that the movie is set in France and Paris. It always has been the best backdrop for these sort of movies. There also was obviously put some effort and money into the sets of the movie. Some real quality entertainment! This is as good as they can get.10/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/