Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

GazerRise Fantastic!

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

bkoganbing A few legendary stories about both Gable And Lombard, a juxtaposing of facts and we get a film like this one about the marriage of two Hollywood legends. Real life isn't as neatly dramatic as when we fictionalize it to make dramatic sense.The biggest error in Gable And Lombard is the notion they hadn't met before and when they did meet Gable was not quite a big star yet. Not only had they met but had done a film together. MGM loaned Gable out to Paramount to film No Man Of Her Own and the film is all right, but in and of itself not the best film in either star's list of credit. But because it is with those star crossed lovers Gable And Lombard it now has a bit of cult status.When they made No Man Of Her Own Carole Lombard was married to William Powell, but they divorced soon after and she was involved with both Russ Columbo and George Raft for a bit. The Columbo story is one that ought to be told on film. Gable had been married twice before to women older than he and Ria Langham was a Texas oil heiress. She did not need Gable's income by any means, but she did not like betrayal. She's played here with proper bitterness by Joanne Linville. Gable met her at a Hollywood party in the late 30s and the two started dating. The rest is history.James Brolin looks like Clark Gable and sounds like Rich Little doing an impression of Gable. Jill Clayburgh does capture some of the zaniness and free spirit nature of Carole Lombard. She was the least pretentious of female stars in her era to the extent of not even having her own private dressing room. Meal times were always with crew on any picture of her's.Best role in the film is Allen Garfield as Louis B. Mayer. He was every bit of unctuous in real life as you see Garfield play him on the screen.Gable And Lombard ain't history, but it's as good as you will get when Hollywood portrays its own.

sonny_1963 James Brolin and Jill Clayburgh pull it off as one of old Hollywood's most dashing couples.The ambiance of 1930s-1940s Hollywood almost steals the show, but Brolin, Clayburgh, a fine script and a beautiful score are the real wonders of this film. The title characters are believable and interesting to watch. Red Buttons also does a good job in a small role.We see how Gable and Lombard met and how they had to face all of the impediments that were trying to ruin their love affair. The film does not have a happy ending because it's based on fact. As a matter of fact, you will need some tissues when you watch the final scene. It's that moving.

ptb-8 In the 70s after MGM compiled their wonderful THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT docos highlighting their musical treasure trove, other equally stocked companies decided not to do the same but actually make feature films about the same Hollywood history. So, instead of getting That's Fox or That's Paramount or Universal or Columbia (like the pubic actually wanted...and still do...) we were served new movies about old Hollywood. Enter GABLE AND LOMBARD (and WC Fields and Me, and Day Of The Locust...and Won Ton Ton The Dog That Saved Hollywood...and Hearts Of the West...and The Last Tycoon etc). Not as ominous as the proposed remake of Casablanca starring Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour, and nowhere near as 'bad' or 'wrong' as critics of the time cruelly labeled it, GABLE AND LOMBARD is a lush valentine to a fan mag style and memory of a period in time...rather like the production design of The Talented Mr Ripley is actually reflective of what Hollywood thought the jet set Mediterranean 50s were like as opposed to its fishing boat reality. As with At long Last Love, GABLE AND LOMBARD was slammed by crits and left to drown when without the bile and guffaw, there is a very entertaining biography with quite good casting and sensational visuals. Unfortunately for the producers, it was made when most everyone from the 30s were still alive and could spew on this film. Had it been made today, it would play 3000 multiplexes to a docile audience who struggle to know anything about 'the past' and be a $50million hit in week one by default of the TV ads and shopping center cinema location. I am sad not to see Jill Clayburg in films much past the 70s, like the superb Lee Grant she too can make an ordinary film watchable. In this case we have a great actress in a lavish (slavish) biography with sturdy James Brolin doing his damnedest not to be a dumb-Clark. As with WC Fields And Me this film deserves a better reception and a lush DVD transfer to be re discovered and appreciated. It's quite good.

jamie-81 Great film. This movie did not do as well as expected at the box office. But it was one helluva smash on Cable - back in the late 70's/early 80's. I hope to see a re-release of this film on video. Hopefully there will be a special edition DVD in the works soon. The chemistry between Brolin and Clayburgh is absolutely astounding.