Admirable film.

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Yes, this is one of the best of the best. Yes, Irene Dunne and Cary Grant are geniuses under Leo McCarey's brilliant direction. However, has anyone else noticed the gay subplot at the beginning? We know Dunne's character is telling the truth about her "night out" with her music teacher, but equally we KNOW that Grant's character has been off misbehaving for the week prior. Doing what? When you next view this movie, look for the answer McCarey gives us in the careful positioning of Grant and his golfing buddy in the locker room and suddenly it is clear what Grant has been up to. Everyone writes about the "gay" banter and other sexual innuendos in "Bringing Up Baby," (my favorite is when Major Applegate is astride the Dutch door and Mrs. Random comments that he's too "big" for that) but I don't see any mention of the like here.

Cary Grant had his best performance with Irene Dunne in this film, they are both humorous and seem to share a bit of what they find funny. Not only that, but we can see that they are definitely in synchronisation, their teasing and sarcasm were much better delivered and developed than, say, "My Favourite Wife". Too bad they only did three films together, I would love to see more comedic performances from him and her as they were shown in this film.

For a film made so long ago, "The Awful Truth" seems to have aged extraordinarily well. Although it is completely free of crass and raunchy remarks, it still has a modern feel to it, and this is largely because it follows such a universal story-a story that could be told during any time period. It is also a film that has a timeless and witty sense of humor; one that will be appreciated and beloved for generations to come.Masterfully directed by the great Leo McCarey, this film shows a classic battle of the sexes, which eventually escalates into sheer chaos. Not all of the humor is laugh out loud, but it is never at all unfunny. There's nothing annoying or overly stupid in this film, but the humor still does delve into the ridiculous and silly; but it does so in a way that is charming and flat out hilarious.

Jerry Warriner (Cary Grant) returns home from a trip but he lies about it being to Florida. His wife Lucy (Irene Dunne) is nowhere to be found. She returns home with suave foreigner Armand Duvalle. Everybody is suspicious. He doesn't believe her car broke down and his Florida story doesn't hold up. They decide to get divorced. They fight over their dog Mr. Smith but she wins with a toy. She moves in with her Aunt Patsy and goes out with her neighbor oil-rich Oklahoma hick Dan Leeson. Dan's mother disapproves. Jerry ends up with socialite Barbara Vance. Jerry and Lucy constantly fight and can't seem to get over each other.Cary Grant and Irene Dunne are a fun couple. Their jabs are always sharp and utterly endearing. They are a cute couple and I rather like this rom-com premise. The start is a little clunky with the misunderstandings but it quickly falls into the classic formula. The thing is that this movie is one of those that created the formula. Grant and Dunne can't be any more lovable. The jokes are funny and this is a charming movie.