{"id":32304,"date":"2013-08-14T16:37:26","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T23:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32304"},"modified":"2020-11-29T16:43:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-29T23:43:29","slug":"i-love-you-again-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32304","title":{"rendered":"I Love You Again (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;A thing like a divorce can break up a marriage!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Poster-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-32305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Poster-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile rescuing a shipmate (Frank McHugh) who&#8217;s fallen overboard, a boring businessman named Larry Wilson (William Powell) gets knocked on the head and suddenly remembers his past as a con-man named George Carey. Upon meeting his beautiful wife (Myrna Loy), Powell is immediately smitten &#8212; but she&#8217;s determined to divorce him, and he must work hard to convince her he&#8217;s a changed man worth staying married to.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amnesia<\/li>\n<li>Con-Artists<\/li>\n<li>Divorce<\/li>\n<li>Mistaken or Hidden Identities<\/li>\n<li>Myrna Loy Films<\/li>\n<li>Romantic Comedy<\/li>\n<li>William Powell Films<\/li>\n<li>W.S. Van Dyke Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAfter their success playing married socialite detectives Nick and Nora Charles in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17397\"><em>The Thin Man<\/em> (1934)<\/a> and two of its sequels (including <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=17453\"><em>Another Thin Man<\/em> [1939]<\/a>), William Powell and Myrna Loy were reunited with director William S. Van Dyke for this frothy romantic comedy based on the hoary premise of amnesia-induced character &#8220;transformation&#8221;. Much of the beginning of the script is quite clever, and it&#8217;s fun (at first) to see how smoothly Powell manages to find out information about his own life, simply by assuming others will fill in gaps when prompted &#8212; but this narrative convention eventually becomes somewhat tiresome, and a pivotal subplot involving Powell and McHugh&#8217;s plans to swindle their community out of a bundle of funds feels overly complicated. Meanwhile, Loy takes far too long to come around to Powell&#8217;s newfound charms, and we don&#8217;t really buy her argument for why she married him in the first place. While Powell and Loy fans will be curious to check this one out, it&#8217;s not must-see viewing for all film fanatics. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>William Powell as Larry\/George<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Powell.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Powell.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Powell.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Powell-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/I-Love-You-Again-Powell-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though of course it&#8217;s worth a look for fans of Powell and Loy. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032617\/?ref_=sr_1\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s2366loy.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/221\/i-love-you-again#articles-reviews?articleId=74625\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/08\/16\/archives\/the-screen-william-powell-and-myrna-loy-back-together-in-i-love-you.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematicthreads.com\/review.php?id=2802&#038;ltr=I\">Cinematic Threads Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/london\/film\/i-love-you-again\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;A thing like a divorce can break up a marriage!&#8221; Synopsis: While rescuing a shipmate (Frank McHugh) who&#8217;s fallen overboard, a boring businessman named Larry Wilson (William Powell) gets knocked on the head and suddenly remembers his past as a con-man named George Carey. Upon meeting his beautiful wife (Myrna Loy), Powell is immediately smitten &#8212; but she&#8217;s determined to divorce him, and he must work hard to convince her he&#8217;s a changed man worth staying married to. 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