Ok...so to start with, one of the most romantic and wonderful movies of all time. I am a puddle by the end of the movie. And I don't think Cary Grant has ever been more charming and handsome in any role as this one. So everyone probably knows the story: Two people engaged to other people meet on a ship and fall in love with one another and decide to meet on top of the Empire State Building on Valentines. Yes yes yes....everyone knows the movie. BUT...can we just stop and discuss one of the more romantic scenes ever witnessed on the big screen? Its so simple and not at all disturbing or ackward to watch (which makes my love for these films all the more intense: Note to film directos and writers of today--take some tips and points from the movies of old.) So back to the most romantic scene: Nicky (Cary) meets Terry (Kerr) on top of the ship after spending the day with his grandmother. Terry is crying and tells Nicky that that is what beauty does to her. So he leads her down the stairs and he gets to the end and she pulls him back up two stair steps and all you see is their legs and then she is crying again and of course she is crying because that is what beauty does to her and then I'M crying because GOD!!! Where did this type of romance go in our society? A simple kiss not even witnessed by anyone but says so much more than any sex scene in todays films or TV. And I want to be led down the stairs by my hand! And then the end....OH MY LORD THE END!!!! Oh my Lord....HE SEES THE PAINTING!! And he runs back to her...and they hug and they cry and OH GOOD LORD ITS BEAUTIFUL. Beautiful film. Beautiful story. Oh I just love it. I love it. Grant has raised himself a few notches in my book. Their acting is effortless and natural. Their chemistry together is beautiful to watch. See the movie for God's sake if you haven't seen it--YOUR LIFE WILL THANK YOU FOR IT!!
That is all for now....adiue (is that how you spell it?)
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