Konterr Brilliant and touching

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

DKosty123 It is hard to give Cary Grant any less than a 6 which he usually gets just for stepping on the lot. He does well here but since the story is so fictional it is hard to buy him in the title role. He does have a good director and solid supporting cast. Then there is the music of Cole Porter. Where Grant is miscast, the music saves the film from the whitewashed and spun dry story. Eve Arden looks young and very appealing in this movie, not the school ma-rm type of role that would dominate her later career. Even with Grant having to bring across a made up Porter with a script that with the production codes being very restricted, it almost comes off. Hey, these feel good musicals appealed very much to an audience that was relieved the war was over and getting ready to enjoy peace. There would be other attempts to create the mood here the next couple of years. Big Studio Hollywood was the all star stuff dreams are made of. This film is a perfect example.

TheLittleSongbird Cary Grant and that it contains songs by Cole Porter and a film about him are reasons enough to see Night and Day. For anybody wanting something completely accurate they're better off reading a Cole Porter biography, for Night and Day does gloss over his homosexuality(considering the time it was made though this was completely understandable) and reduces the tragic riding accident that Porter never recovered from.If you however take the film for what it is, which is always a fairer way to judge, you should find some enjoyment out of it. From where I'm standing, Night and Day, despite being formulaic with some at times corny scripting and a few parts that drag a little, is a very nice film. It is beautifully made with ravishing Technicolor, sumptuous costumes and equally gorgeous photography, and Michael Curtiz shows that he was more than up to the job, directing with his usual sophistication and class. Night and Day also features a wonderfully sweeping score that deservedly received an Oscar nomination and Cole Porter fans will be in heaven with the songs, most of them being among his best featured here. Porter's music is some of the best ever written, in musicals and in any kind of music, and Night and Day do them justice, being entertainingly staged(even the slightly bizarrely set My Heart Belongs to Daddy) and well performed by the likes of Mary Martin and Ginny Simms, even Grant doesn't do too bad a job.Night and Day contains parts that are very funny, thank goodness that they didn't gloss over Porter's wit(though they could have had even more of it), and others that are quite touching, like the composition of Night and Day in a French hospital. The story like the script is not perfect, but it's neatly told, entertains and has heart, it also doesn't make the mistake of being dull. The film may be fictionalised, but you're engrossed in the story regardless. The casting's unusual but in terms of performances the cast do a marvellous job. Cary Grant is very charming and enigmatic in the title role, playing the role with sympathy and wit(an important trademark of Porter's and a large part of Grant's overall charm). Alexis Smith is beautiful and elegant and is as sympathetic as Grant and Jane Wyman allures too. Monty Woolley, Mary Martin and Ginny Simms acquit themselves brilliantly too. Overall, a very nice film when taken for what it is. 8/10 Bethany Cox

Gerry Nelson I am a pushover for musicals. I am an even greater pushover for musicals with great songs and lyrics. Throw in some top notch dancing, and I am hooked. Nearly all the Hollywood movies about composers are myths that even the family and friends of the composers would not recognize. Cole Porter said that there wasn't a word of truth in this whole story! Though the telling of Night and Day bears almost no semblance to the real Cole Porter story, and lacks the strong singers, dancers, and actors that might have been available if this movie were produced by MGM, the unique and fabulous musical talent that was Cole Porter provides enough musical enjoyment to make this film well worth watching. Cole simply wrote music totally unique in his time. The title song is noteworthy, and some of the productions, like Begin the Beguine, have that haunting, recurring rhythm and grace that just sweeps you away. "In The Still of the Night" and "I've Got You Under My Skin" are other songs that bury themselves in your mind only to manifest themselves when you least expect it. Don't forget the beautiful "What is This Think Called Love", one of my all time favorites. I don't approve of his lifestyle, but love his music.

grandpagbm 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.