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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

best movie i've ever seen.

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

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

Farce where Robert Taylor falls immediately for the fiancée of his best friend, Lew Ayres, none other than Greer Garson.The two quickly wed but seem to be mismatched from the very beginning in this rather dull romantic comedy of 1939.Billie Burke, as Garson's mother, has some funny moments with her usual ditsy behavior and that croaking voice of hers.Laura Hope Crews, Aunt Pity Pat that same year, in "Gone With the Wind" plays Burke's sister but has little to do here.After insulting Garson's family, the two quickly divorce but Ayres steps in to give them both a potion that will make them quickly forget everything. The silliness of the picture is that the two begin their relationship again as history repeats itself.No wonder Ayres takes the potion himself at the film's end. This is really one that we quickly want to forget.Henry Travers, Garson's co-star in the memorable "Mrs. Miniver," plays the judge who marries the couple twice. Twice is more than enough for this film.Garson made another film several years later dealing with forgetfulness, the great "Random Harvest," where Ronald Colman's bout with amnesia was memorable in the film. That was a film to remember.

Greer Garson was a rising star in 1939 and this film was her follow up to "Goodbye Mr. Chips." She had proved unexpectedly popular and the studio hurried this into production. Robert Taylor was in a slump after "Lady of the Tropics" and before "Waterloo Bridge." Robert Osborne, on TCM, commented that the screenwriters were either extremely clever or drunk. I tend to the latter interpretation.The plot involves a love triangle consisting of Taylor, Garson and Lew Ayres. Taylor steals Garson from his old friend Ayres and the two marry. Subsequently Taylor neglects Garson by concentrating on his career. When he misses the boat for their honeymoon, she leaves him and they begin a divorce.Ayres, either to get Garson back or to help the couple, slips each of them an amnesia drug, so that they forget the last six months. It works and, in a manner reminiscent of "Groundhog Day," they repeat their initial meeting and fall in love again, marry again and leave poor Ayres in the dust.The entire cast is very smooth and professional, with Taylor and Ayres both outshining the still new Garson. Supporting actors include Billie Burke and Reginald Owen, both of them doing their signature type of character. Sara Haden is excellent as Taylor's secretary.There is a lot of good dialog, some genuinely funny situations and the usual MGM high gloss. "Remember?" is like a good dessert: rich, tasty but not substantial.

The idea of a soon to be divorced couple taking a drug that causes amnesia AND their falling in love all over again is a cute idea for a romantic film. However, there is just too much irrelevant comedic stuff in the first half of the film that just seems poorly written and a bit silly. Sticking with this story idea and introducing it much sooner might have helped the pacing--and gotten rid of all the irrelevant crap early in the film.The film starts with Lew Ayers introducing his fiancée (Greer Garson) to his best friend (Robert Taylor). Like a good friend, Taylor steals Greer for himself. At this point, the film is half completed--and made Garson and Taylor seem like real jerks. Poor Ayers--he seemed like such a nice guy that you couldn't help but hate the newly married couple. Why did they include this initial plot at all? There were some supposedly comedic moments leading up to it and Billie Burke plays her idiot routine well--but why write the film this way? It was as if the film didn't trust itself to be a romance and so it through in comedy and plot elements that seemed anything but romantic.Overall, it's not a bad film but a huge waste of talent. With Greer Garson (just off her success in GOODBYE MR. CHIPS), Robert Taylor and Lew Ayers, it should have been dynamite. The biggest problem is making it a goofy comedy instead of a romance. Blame for this goes to the writers and producer--why did they do this?!

Boys and girls, REMEMBER these life lessons...If you steal your best friend's girl/marry his fiancée - with nary a twinge of guilty conscience (even though you've known the guy for 21 years and the girl for only ONE DAY!) - you can expect your buddy to be a good sport about it! In fact he'll play matchmaker should you two have marital problems in the future! Feel free to be an insensitive jackass who complains if he hangs around too much - but when it suits you (ie: you're too busy at work to spend time with your wife), ask the jilted ex to keep her company & pacify her. Don't feel bad about ruining your friend's happiness, to get a woman you then basically ignore. It's all about the thrill of the chase, right?If you dump your fiancé for his best friend (who you've only known ONE DAY!) - feel free to demand the 3 of you be jolly good friends forevermore. Don't be ashamed! Act joyful when you break the news and break his heart. It's okay if you make lots of insensitive remarks - heck, jokingly invite him to go on the honeymoon with you! It won't hurt him. Play the 2 men off one another - compare your husband to his friend, unfavorably, when your hubby's not being attentive enough. What is a woman *for*, if not to flirt and make men jealous?! Yup, this movie is pretty bad. Billie Burke provides a little relief, with her typically amusing ditzy routine. I've enjoyed the stars in other films, but they can't save this one. Inconsistent and unsympathetic characters. Forced humour. Ridiculous plot (and it REPEATS! Aw man, it was no fun the *first* time - I don't wanna see these 2 selfish twits fall in love *again*!) Y'see, there's a magical (ahem, I mean "scientific") formula that makes people forget the last 6 months. I'll settle for forgetting the last 83 minutes. Gimme a drink!