Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis) has mental problems, lacks self confidence and has mother issues. Her rich mother (Gladys Cooper) is strict and lets Charlotte have no freedom. As she is sent to a Sanatorium, her sister Lisa (Ilka Chase), suggests Charlotte relax on a cruise. While there she meets a married man, Jeremiah Duvaux Durrance (Paul Henried), and, you guessed it, they fall in love. After the cruise they head there seperate ways, Charlotte marries, but they are destined to be together...
Released the same year as Casablanca, it 'dibbles and dabbles' in one of my least favourite genres. The 'Classic American Romance' movie. It feels like I have seen this film before as it is similar to 'Trouble in Paradise', 'The Lady Eve', 'Roman Holiday' and 'All that Heaven Allows'. This may be the best of the bunch, but that doesn't mean its an effective romance. These movies tend to make you feel sick to the bone, with the main characters repeating "I love you, but I can't tell anyone as I am engaged", before finally getting together at the end for a long romantic kiss. They all have the same aim, but what set s this apart from the others is Bette Davis's quality acting, and some decent camera techniques and settings. Apart from that there is nothing really to add.
TO CONCLUDE
In a bland genre, this is meh.
SCORE
68
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