Kay Francis was never, in my possibly limited experience, so light and charming, even though her character is stupid and immoral.
Her speech defect, which I had never noticed before, was very apparent in this role, but seems to have just added another layer of charm.
William Powell, as the thief who preferred to be called "robber," was his usual self, which is pretty good.
But, all in all, this is a pretty bad movie.
The last shot is a regrettable reminder we have been wasting our time on a movie, and the movie as a whole is, indeed, pretty much a waste of time.
Stupid and immoral people are too much in the news to be also a source of entertainment.
Good directing and pretty good acting do not make up for the absence of any quality in the story.
Her speech defect, which I had never noticed before, was very apparent in this role, but seems to have just added another layer of charm.
William Powell, as the thief who preferred to be called "robber," was his usual self, which is pretty good.
But, all in all, this is a pretty bad movie.
The last shot is a regrettable reminder we have been wasting our time on a movie, and the movie as a whole is, indeed, pretty much a waste of time.
Stupid and immoral people are too much in the news to be also a source of entertainment.
Good directing and pretty good acting do not make up for the absence of any quality in the story.