The Wedding Night
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Movie Reviews of The Wedding Night
Movie Review: Remarkable Acting - Unremarkable Story
Summary: 3 Stars
I wasn't too impressed with the storyline of this one and found it rather dull: A Manhattan writer named Tony (Gary Cooper), who made a splash with his first novel, is suffering from a long dry spell. Running out of cash, he and his wife head off to rural Connecticut where they can reside in his old family home rent-free. The writer gets inspiration for a new novel from his Polish neighbors. He also seems to fall in love at first sight with the Poles' daughter, Manya (Anna Sten). Tony's wife soon heads back to New York City out of boredom, leaving the writer to become more entangled with the Polish girl.
The acting is what makes this film worth watching: Gary Cooper, as usual, has a tremendous screen presence, and Anna Sten is surprisingly good. I say "surprisingly" because she has often been accused of giving a "cold" performance that turned people off. It is hard to see why Hollywood gave up on her so quickly (this was her first and last major film). Not only did she possess a highly alluring beauty, but she was excellent in the role of Manya. [Looking at the other Amazon reviews, it seems that most of you out there agree with me on this last point.]
Movie Review: plot holds a mile wide
Summary: 1 Stars
With plot holes a mile wide it was hard to watch what could have been a good movie. We are lead to believe that Gary Coopers character is enchanted by Anna Stens simplisity and touched by her plight. We kept expecting him to come to his sences. Ralph Bellamy's character is presented as if he is only marrying her for the dowery and we never see a tender momment or else the plot falls apart. The same can't be said of Coopers wife who appears to have a change of heart and attempts to win her husband back. The ending is dreadful as Anna dies and Cooper mopes and his wifes final appeal falls on deaf ears. It seems so contrived with characters that are not real only characters. The only emotion I got in watching this attempt at "art" was dissatisfaction and a low grade mad. Don't bother rating 1/2 a star.