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Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

The first must-see film of the year.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

I remember the first time I saw this film, I was spell bound,I have read up about Cole Porter since this film,and it's all seems negative,who cares if it's not all facts of his life, the music itself, is all Cole Porter, and if you didn't know Cole Porter's music before you will after this film, that educational in itself,Cary Grant played him well,Monty Wolley,well never heard of him before this, film but I do now and will watch another film that he's in no problem, great appearances from Jane Wyeman and MARY Martin,and to be the first colour film that Cary Grant made what a achievement and I'm sure I notice a very young Robert Wagner in there too has a young soldier. If you like your musicals you got to give this a go and Alexis Smith as Porter's long suffering wife is great #I get no kick out of champagne# #let's fall in love# and you sure do with the Cole porter sound

Hollywood in the so-called "Golden Age" of the 1930's and 40's was "The Land of Let's Pretend," and few films were expected to deal with hard truths, most especially musicals. Assuming that no one in 1946 expected to see a film revealing details of Cole Porter's private life, it's difficult to ascertain why Night and Day has had a bad rap for many years--it's dazzlingly colorful, loaded with dozens of Cole Porter songs, many, like Mary Martin's "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," and Monty Wooley's "Miss Otis Regrets" near definitive, not too far removed from the Broadway versions.Cole Porter himself, on whose life this lavish Warners musical has been very loosely based, was said to be, at least publicly, delighted, as not only were his compositions heard in lavish orchestrations, but he was played by Cary Grant--and what could be better? Even the recent Porter biopic De-Lovely only skirts the truth of Porter's problem life, and awkwardly updates arrangements for today's young film-goer, but this pleasantly-paced version is fun and well-paced.Director Michael Curtiz (of Casablanca and Yankee Doodle Dandy fame) knows exactly how to keep the energy in a biopic alive--compare this zippy musical with MGM's elephantine Till The Clouds Roll By, made the same year, which tediously attempts to make Jerome Kern's life of some interest: the lavish musical numbers are fine, but the life story grim, Robert Walker in a weak-tea performance, barely of interest as Kern. In this one, Grant (even when at 40 he's playing a college student) is charmingly cool and magnetic. Here's to The Dream Factory--and to all those memorable tunes!

What a great movie! I'm sure I enjoyed it as much as I did, at least partially, because I appreciate Cole Porter music. This is a movie about the life of Cole Porter, and Cary Grant (one of my favorite actors) is excellent in the lead role. There is a strong support cast, with terrific singing and dancing. Mary Martin plays herself with a great performance in a small role. The colors are brilliant in the sets and costumes. I see this production as an excellent example of the modern musical film. Porter's music is the outstanding highlight. Although the script is mostly fiction, not the true story of Porter's life, the film is outstanding. I expect to watch this movie fairly often.

Those looking for a biopic of Cole Porter would be better served elsewhere. This is the 1946 version of his life and it leaves out a lot of truth and stylizes the rest. The ending of the film gives those in the know a clue. When his wife (Alexis Smith) runs into his arms all excited, the camera shows that he isn't really as glad to see her as she is to see him. Maybe, that is because she left him, not for being a workaholic and ignoring her, as the movie suggests, but because his homosexuality was becoming more open in Hollywood.But, despite the glossy image of Porter, it was still a worthwhile film and it did get an Oscar nomination for the music, which should be no surprise to anyone. Porter's music is some of the best written and performed in the country and there are almost twenty of his songs featured in the film, some sung by Jane Wyman, the only Oscar winner that was the wife of a future president.Cary Grant is magnificent as Cole Porter. He makes the film worth viewing for his presence alone.