I absolutely adored this film until about the last 15 minutes, and was surprised, considering how good it was up to that point, that those last minutes had so many flaws. But in my opinion, that hardly matters. I'm looking forward to re-watching the first part, and relishing Coburn's impeccable comedic timing and deadpan expression -- his attempts to navigate his first 7:00-7:30 a.m. breakfast/bathroom drill in the apartment left me with a fit of the giggles that I badly needed. Jean Arthur was always wonderful, and she was especially beautiful in this. And I'm glad to see by other comments here that, despite all the efforts of modern filmmakers, genuine romantic chemistry can still be recognized -- hooray! The growing romantic tension between Arthur and McCrea simply sizzles. When the pair are walking back to the apartment and Ms. Arthur keeps managing to shrug her wrap back off her shoulders as McCrea keeps putting it back on, just so he'll touch her shoulders again, you can feel the way her body is winning the battle over her mind, and it's the very essence of sexiness. Ah, if only all those filmmakers who think a pair of naked bodies, some fake sweat, and panting automatically create a sexy scene would watch this a few dozen times and get a clue!! Delicious film in so many ways, and now I'll go seek out "The Devil and Ms. Jones" and other of the Arthur films I haven't yet seen.
Review of The More the Merrier
