Millie is basically a chick flick ( although that term had not been invented yet). I am generally not a fan of crying weeping and too many hugs, do obviously this film would not be my cup of tea. That said, I cannot begin to say how much I disliked this movie. Helen Twelvetrees character (Millie) is one of the most pathetic characters I have ever seen in a movie. Pathetic on the inside and pathetic on the outside ( she even looks unhappy on her wedding day). But she is not the only problem. There is casting Robert Ames ( Tommy). I have seen a couple of Ames films and trust me, he might be the most meh actor in history. How? Because you do not know he is even in the movie ( see him in A Lady To Love and you will get what I mean). Basically there is not a single character ( except her daughter) that you like or even care about ( even Joan Blondell who is usually good to look at and (or) for comic relief fails here). Spoilers ahead: I have never seen a worse scene in a courtroom then Millie on the stand ( she was on trial for murder ( she actually killed her boss who who wanted to have sex with her daughter who was only 16)). Almost anyone knows someone cannot be forced to take the stand if they are on trial. Of course, in the nick of time her daughter shows up and takes the stand and saves Millie from being convicted. I have read that this movie is Twelvetrees best movie: i hate to think of what would be her worst. 1 Star for me. ( fit the daughter). An awful movie.
Review of Millie
