No doubt some of you may be checking this movie out because you're fans of its inspiration, "Libeled Lady". Me too. Seeing "Easy To Wed" for the first time now, I must agree with those who found it a slightly above-average effort, as remakes go.
The musical elements are standard MGM fare, here given a Latin flavor. My take is that they tend to slow the story down a bit--but back in the day, audiences liked their movies interrupted by sudden bursts of brass or strings (or conga drums.) The four leads tackle the difficult task of following Powell, Tracy, Loy and Harlow in the original. While they don't quite match them (no one can, to be fair) they do hold their own and stay afloat, with Ball and Wynn the standouts. It's an amusing story, ably played, in the trademark MGM color-splashed style. Worth a watch.
The musical elements are standard MGM fare, here given a Latin flavor. My take is that they tend to slow the story down a bit--but back in the day, audiences liked their movies interrupted by sudden bursts of brass or strings (or conga drums.) The four leads tackle the difficult task of following Powell, Tracy, Loy and Harlow in the original. While they don't quite match them (no one can, to be fair) they do hold their own and stay afloat, with Ball and Wynn the standouts. It's an amusing story, ably played, in the trademark MGM color-splashed style. Worth a watch.