I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Blistering performances.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Jane Wyman and Ray Milland star in this breezy musical comedy remake of the Cary Grant and Irene Dunne film, The Awful Truth. When Ray Milland tells his wife, he's going out of town, he's really playing the drums in dives all around town and jamming all night. But when he comes home early one morning (supposedly from Chicago) he finds her not there to greet him. She took the opportunity to teach him a lesson by going out and staying all night with a guy who has plans of his own. When she tells him the car broke down and they stayed at the Shady Nook motel in Feathersville, he doesn't buy it and suspects dilly-dallying. When the argument ensued and the trust was doubted, a divorce was settled on to end the marriage. Doesn't sound like a comedy, does it? Well, there are some songs, too, and Jane really puts on a show, while doing it. Even if her voice was dubbed, she was pretty convincing. I admit it's no classic like the original, but I enjoyed it and had some good belly laughs with its silliness towards the end. It seems a bit uneven with meandering here and there, but ultimately I think you will like its modest attempt of updating The Awful Truth with music.

I would say that remakes are never as good as the original. In this case, however, the musical adaptation of the "Awful Truth", I have not seen the original, so I watched this movie with fresh eyes, uninfluenced by any previous first impressions. And I found it funny and entertaining. It has that "back then" feeling, a sort of old fashioned charm, like the Doris Day/Rock Hudson comedies, which, let's face it, apart from the first hit, Pillow Talk, were all repetitive.There is obviously a question of miscasting the lady lead role, here. A really sexy female star in the role of Jane Wyman, would have been much more suitable and convincing. I like Jane Wyman a lot, but she is best at dramatic roles, as in Lost Weekend or in Douglas Sirk melodramas. She is so decent looking, with that innocent and shy face that it is not easy to imagine her as a sensational Broadway star. Yet she is beautiful, dances well and wears some glorious gowns. But, she is not sexy enough for this particular role.This is a musical adaptation so we have many songs, which are good and correspond to the type of Broadway musicals of the time. However, I strongly object to the dubbing of Ray Milland's songs. I think his own voice would have been much more interesting than that of a professional singer. After all, he was the COMPOSER, not the PERFORMER of the songs, so technical perfection was not an issue here.Ray Milland was not happy about this movie, or about remakes in general. He wrote in his autobiography: " I was once inveigled into a remake of The Awful Truth, which turned out to be a fizzle of the worst kind, for which I still haven't been paid, and rightly so." But he needed not be so over-critical and austere to himself. Because the movie is funny and he is really good at his role. He has many exceptionally fine scenes, as at the beginning, playing the drums, or wearing his wife's yellow robe, or the scene with the change of hats, as well as numerous other moments where he is funny and outstanding. To be noted that he does not play his role in a "Cary Grant" way, he is totally himself, as he himself would react in similar situations, always truthful and real, never over the top. That is what makes him so delightful in every role, be it in comedy, drama, adventure or thriller.I recommend this movie for guaranteed light entertainment, and for giving us an inside look at the world of Broadway stars.

Once I realized that Ray Milland was doing a poor imitation of Cary Grant's mugging in the original screwball comedy, "The Awful Truth," I knew why the film failed to sparkle as a comedy. Added to the comedy are some musical interludes that fall as flat as the dialog. The whole film leaves you feeling that it's a silly waste of time.And in the central role of a woman determined to win her hubby back, Jane Wyman is dressed to kill but looks more like an uptight woman too prudish to display herself in such a lavish wardrobe. Only when she lets loose pretending to be Milland's hyperactive sister and demonstrates some of her flair for musical comedy does her performance come to life. Otherwise, you keep expecting those tears to flow.The story may have worked in the '30s when screwball comedy was supreme and was handled with comic dexterity by a sparkling cast. But here it gets a flat reception from an uncomfortable looking Ray Milland, a miscast Wyman and an equally out-of-his-element Aldo Ray.Summing up: A bad remake of a popular screwball comedy, it falls far short of the mark in every department--writing, acting, direction. Only Tom Helmore (the scheming husband of "Vertigo") manages to look and act as urbane and distinguished as the part demands with the proper comic flair.

"Let's Do It Again" is a 1953 loose remake of "The Awful Truth," this time starring Jane Wyman, Ray Milland, Aldo Ray and Valerie Bettis. Milland plays Gary Stuart, a songwriter who occasionally takes off, saying he's going to Chicago or wherever, when all the while he's playing with nightclub bands in town. To make him jealous, knowing full well he's lying to her, his ex-performer wife Connie (Wyman) pretends she spent the night with a friend, Courtney Craig (Tom Helmore). Husband and wife have both carried their games too far and get a divorce, though they're still in love.The comments on this site are a bit surprising regarding Wyman. People seem to forget that before Johnny Belinda, Wyman was a stunning blonde who did plenty of comedy. I never understood the brown hair and the short do, but she played the role of Connie well and did her own singing. Despite comments to the contrary, I thought she looked quite beautiful. Her clothes were nothing short of sensational in this Technicolor production. Milland does a good job as Gary. Aldo Ray looks quite handsome and is okay as Connie's wealthy suitor. Valerie Bettis is on hand to do some sexy dancing. The music in this film is bad.It's no "Awful Truth," lacking in just about every department except maybe gowns. If you forget it's a remake of that classic, you should enjoy it for what it is - light fluff.