Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

Monkeywess This is an astonishing documentary that will wring your heart while it bends your mind

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

vincentlynch-moonoi I know that few will agree with me, but I think this may be Gary Cooper's finest film.But let me begin with the plot: Mary Smith (Merle Oberon) is a very bored young lady. Bored because all she does in life is support her widowed father's run for the presidential nomination. She has not private life of her own, although she is egged on to get one by her free-spirited uncle -- Harry Davenport. After a near-accidental-scandal, she heads off to Palm Beach where, on a lark with her maids, she attends a rodeo, where she falls in love with Gary Cooper, one of the cowboys. Because he doesn't care much for society types, she pretends to be a lady's maid. But, they quarrel and he heads by boat to the next rodeo in Texas...with her in hot pursuit. On the boat they get married, but Mary knows she has to go back to face the music and her father...whom Cooper believes is a poor drunkard. Mary delays getting back to the ranch in Montana, so Cooper returns to Palm Beach looking for her, only to interrupt an important political dinner. Realizing Mary's story of being a poor maid, Cooper returns by train to his ranch, only to find that Mary, her father, and her uncle have flown to the ranch where they demonstrate rather quickly that even the rich can be very down to earth. All live happily ever after.So why do I think this may be Gary Cooper's finest film? Let's see -- he accomplishes drama, comedy, pantomime, and romance...all in one package. And he's great at all of it. The pantomime segment is a classic, particularly after he gets a whole bunch of cowboys to participate.Except for her extremely high forehead, which always distracts me, Merele Oberon is beautiful here and turns in a fine performance as the little rich girl who realizes her true happiness will be a very different life, though her fibs seem to have screwed that all up.The supporting cast here is superb. The highlight is the performance of one of the screen's great character actors -- Harry Davenport as Mary's uncle. You even get to see him dance and dressed as a cowboy! Patsy Kelly and Mabel Todd are fine as the maids. Walter Brennan is on hand as a cowpoke and friend, and is -- as always -- a treat. Finally a film in which I enjoyed the performance of Fuzzy Knight, here as another cowpoke/pal. Henry Kolker is fine here as Mary's father, and the presidential hopeful. In fact, for once, he redeems himself in his role as a stuck-up father.It's difficult to find anything to criticize here. So savor this delightful comedy-romance with fine sentimental overtones. Highly recommended.

MartinHafer Considering the film has Merle Oberon and Gary Cooper, it couldn't help but be watchable...and it certainly was. The problem for me, though, is that with these actors and a concept that was decent enough, the film's script sure didn't do much with this. Instead, it has some nice moments as well as some lulls.Perhaps it was just too much pawning off the idea of Merle Oberon with her exotic ways and accent as a rich lady in love with Cooper. While the idea of a society lady falling for a cowboy, Oberon just seems too distant and cold to make it all seem possible. I really think someone a little more "human" could have made this odd pairing work well. Oberon was a fine actress but I just don't think she was right for this film.Perhaps it was that once the two fell in love, the film just stagnated until near the end. They married and yet the film still had a long way to go and the middle just seemed like filler at times--particularly Cooper's pantomime sequence inside their new house.Whatever the reason, the film just seemed like an agreeable time-passer and nothing more. Inoffensive and just a tad bland. For a SLIGHTLY better variation of this same plot, try seeing the John Wayne and Jean Arthur film LADY TAKES A CHANCE--it has better chemistry and is just a better film in most respects.

Caz1964 I saw this film as a teenager about 20 years ago,and its always remained one of my favourite romantic films.you can easily get lost in the beautiful locations this film is set in.The story is a simple one,with no confusing plot,so you just watch it for the beautiful chemistry between the two stars and the sweet storyline.It shows that films made during this era were far more romantic than that of today,they had lots of innocence about them,today they are handled a bit to heavily and you cant feel as sensitive towards them.I don't really think this film dates at all,i think this film can still be absorbed by a modern audience,as the film is basically about opposites attract which everyone can relate to .And also the two characters are just timeless,their different personalities really compliment each other,i do love this film.

bolangirl I love this movie for several reasons, the plot, the acting and the beautiful cinematography. There are beach scenes and others that have a dreamlike, gauzy quality that I really love. Gary Cooper is the naive but cute cowboy and Merle as Mary the wealthy socialite who tries to hide it from him. She doesn't mean any harm, she's lonely and isolated and finds herself in an awkard situation that gets worse quickly. Don't miss Walter Brennan as his sidekick (as usual) and the other fun characters throughout this sweet and fun movie.