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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 434482" data-attributes="member: 7">I Married a Witch | 1942 | B&amp;W | 77 minutesSo, my wife and baby girl have taken off for a few days, and I decided to watch I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) last night for the very first time. I had a vague idea what this movie was about before getting it for Christmas this year, and word-of-mouth seemed relatively positive.I don&#039;t want to spoil the plot (just in case there&#039;s anyone reading that doesn&#039;t want spoilers), so I&#039;ll just talk about what I liked and didn&#039;t like about the movie, the performances, the story, the comedy, etc.Contrary to what I&#039;ve written here before, after watching I MARRIED A WITCH last night, I don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve ever seen Veronica Lake in a movie. I must&#039;ve misremembered another actress as being her, and that&#039;s my mistake. I found her to be aloof, a little standoffish, and there is an undercurrent, a vibe to her that just doesn&#039;t pull me in. She was pretty, and her hair is cute, but as of right now, I am not a fan, and I have no intention on seeking out more of her films.Fredic March is a sturdy leading man, but as with Lake, I still can&#039;t say I&#039;m a fan as of his right now.For me, the standout performances were Susan Hayward, in a rather archetypical role as a snotty society girl, and Cecil Kellaway as Lake&#039;s father. I know Hayward was quite new at the time, but she might&#039;ve made a better leading woman here than Lake. I certainly like Hayward better than Lake, and Kellaway was funny all the way through --- even when it&#039;s just his voice you hear.That&#039;s my biggest complaint about I MARRIED A WITCH .... I just didn&#039;t find it very funny. For a movie I&#039;ve heard hyped as a comedy, and a screwball comedy specifically, I found most of the humor to fall flat and miss the mark. It&#039;s similar to 1958&#039;s BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE --- it&#039;s just not very funny, either. Had the movie been funnier and had different leads, this would&#039;ve played better for me.6/10 --- Mostly because of Cecil Kellaway and the good B&amp;W cinematography.[ATTACH=full]58154[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 434482, member: 7"] [B][SIZE=5]I Married a Witch | 1942 | B&W | 77 minutes[/SIZE][/B] So, my wife and baby girl have taken off for a few days, and I decided to watch I MARRIED A WITCH (1942) last night for the very first time. I had a vague idea what this movie was about before getting it for Christmas this year, and word-of-mouth seemed relatively positive. I don't want to spoil the plot (just in case there's anyone reading that doesn't want spoilers), so I'll just talk about what I liked and didn't like about the movie, the performances, the story, the comedy, etc. Contrary to what I've written here before, after watching I MARRIED A WITCH last night, I don't believe I've ever seen Veronica Lake in a movie. I must've misremembered another actress as being her, and that's my mistake. I found her to be aloof, a little standoffish, and there is an undercurrent, a vibe to her that just doesn't pull me in. She was pretty, and her hair is cute, but as of right now, I am not a fan, and I have no intention on seeking out more of her films. Fredic March is a sturdy leading man, but as with Lake, I still can't say I'm a fan as of his right now. For me, the standout performances were Susan Hayward, in a rather archetypical role as a snotty society girl, and Cecil Kellaway as Lake's father. I know Hayward was quite new at the time, but she might've made a better leading woman here than Lake. I certainly like Hayward better than Lake, and Kellaway was funny all the way through --- even when it's just his voice you hear. That's my biggest complaint about I MARRIED A WITCH .... I just didn't find it very funny. For a movie I've heard hyped as a comedy, and a screwball comedy specifically, I found most of the humor to fall flat and miss the mark. It's similar to 1958's BELL, BOOK, AND CANDLE --- it's just not very funny, either. Had the movie been funnier and had different leads, this would've played better for me. 6/10 --- Mostly because of Cecil Kellaway and the good B&W cinematography. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1767189741640.png"]58154[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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