Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Awesome Movie

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I loved the humor of this movie, and the way the beautiful Lombard seemed to let it flow from every aspect of herself. The viewer was completely captivated with her, and her little deceit. It's the kind of story, were you know what's going to happen, but still there's never a dull moment. The whole 75 minutes of the film is backed full of pure laugh out loud entertainment. And the best part of it is that those living outside of the cities today can empathize with Hazel Flagg's actions. She is not the lying villain, but the naïve, guilt ridden heroine. The imagery of NY was major bonus for this movie and in selling it to audiences. Especially the shot of the Manhattan skyline seen from the plane.

This one of the earlier color films, and the way it shows color is simply fantastic. At one point, there is a bouquet in the middle of a table with flowers on it, and the flowers look so vibrant. Color now does not have the same effect on film as color did then. The light always shines evenly on everyone's face, which is not common in this age, when light was focused mostly on the faces of the female characters. The characters lines are witty and silly, making it truly fitting as a screwball comedy. Although screwball comedies are not really my thing as far as genres go, there isn't anything I would have changed in this movie.

Nothing Sacred is another screwball comedy that fits the bill with the rest of the films during that time. Carole Lombard, after playing Irene Bullock in the ultra successful My Man Godfrey film a year earlier, once again is brilliant as she plays Hazel Flaggs. The film is able to present comedy through excellent execution of the dialogue and creative script writing from the filmmakers. the movie is very well directed by William Wellman and is truly successful in getting humor out of the eccentric characters and the overall feel in the film. The acting in the movie is superb with each joke or line being delivered perfectly in order to make the film funny and light-hearted. Nothing Sacred combined terrific script writing with tremendous acting to become a classic movie from a time when movies were forced to follow the strict guidelines of the 1934 censorship code.

Nothing Sacred turned out to be a very hilarious comedy that isn't meant to be taken very seriously. It makes light of some various serious topics and does a great job with that without crossing the line. I found the acting to be very good and the combination of the two characters to be very entertaining because of how they interacted with each other. I also really liked that the movie started fast, it wasn't a slow start at all; it didn't over explain, but it also gave you enough information to jump in firmly. Overall, there's not too much to be said without someone watching the film, but I would highly recommend it if you're looking for a laugh.