It's a Wonderful World (1939)

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It's a Wonderful World is pretty flighty for a movie that includes two warrantless murders. It starts like a Film Noir, and as soon as private eye Jimmy Stewart meets wide-eyed poetess Claudette Colbert, it's a screwball comedy and just one damn thing after another. Can't fault the film's pace, which respects the fact that Stewart's character is on the run from the police after trying to get a falsely-accused client out of a murder charge and being included as an accessory. It DOESN'T respect the police, however, as these guys not only get the wrong guy, but frustratingly keep missing the obvious, not listening to their betters, etc. Yes, by all means, screwball some misunderstandings into the plot, but sometimes our heroes aren't particularly clever because the coppers they're trying to play are idiots. As for the romance brewing between the two leads, it needs less of Stewart being an angry misogynist and more of those sweet lines they both come up with. But it's one of those old-fashioned romcoms where you only need to tell someone "marry me, you beautiful fool" to hear the wedding bells. I'm wasn't really expecting a lot and I got a fun, but not too memorable romp. 4 years 1 month ago