An Affair to Remember

Each year as a supposed "treat" to the countless supporters of a certain local indie theater, the show a couple of films for free. These classic films are supposed to satisfy our appetite for the great films of the past so that for another year it can subject me to the worst in Roger Corman or Lucio Fulci 80s Horror dreck. Suffice to say the whole treat angers me but I can't exactly refuse to go out of protest since I would then miss a cinematic classic. I'll just bitterly complain about the whole thing where they will never know about it. I hear that's how things get changed.

This year's treat was An Affair to Remember. The 1957 classic starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr. Despite a questionable set up (I mean the cheating not the romance on a boat) this film quickly charms you into submission. Grant and Kerr are wonderful on screen together and you start rooting for them quickly. She doesn't love the man she is with so why shouldn't she pursue love with this new guy? And he has been aimlessly wondering for years between women looking for the one who will finally cause him to fall in love.

The two agree to meet in six months if they still care about one another on top of the Empire State Building. As you might expect from a romantic comedy, something comes up that prevents our lovers from reuniting and much of the remainder of the film is concerned with following them as they try to live their lives. Suffice to say it would take a rather heartless person not to be moved by the final scene between Kerr and Grant. Spoiler alert: It has a happy ending.

You really come out of it with a smile on your face and Grant and Kerr are personable and have great screen chemistry. You really can't miss with this for a nice pleasant romance.