Friday 24 December 2010

The Bishop's Wife

1947 from Henry Koster, or Cary Grant and David Niven
masses of accents
continuity ahoy, stage sets obvious
everyone lit fully
Grant as rather bizarre, but electric; like as a star he is the angel
Niven is rather more believable
enjoyable, if a bit perfunctory, hurry up at times
magical scene on the ice
but no big emotional payoff

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