If you liked Greta Garbo and Melvyn Douglas in Ninotchka, it's a sure bet you're going to rent Two-Faced Woman to see them in another cute romantic comedy. This one's not nearly as cute as its predecessor, though, so it's also a sure bet you'll be disappointed. On its own, Two-Faced Woman isn't that bad. Garbo has sustained taglines to her movies of "Garbo Talks," "Garbo Laughs," and now finally, for her last movie, "Garbo Rhumbas." She plays a vivacious, calculating woman willing to go to the ends of the earth for the man she loves. She's completely the opposite of the cold Russian envoy from two years earlier, but the antics of this comedy get pretty silly pretty fast.
Greta and Mel fall in love on vacation and get married before they get to know each other. He expects a gold band to turn her into a housewife, and when he discovers she's wild and impetuous, he leaves for his old life back in New York and gets his head turned by his old girlfriend, Constance Bennett. Rather than just try to make amends, or even call it quits, Greta devises a complicated scheme to get her husband back. She pretends to be her own twin sister who's so wild and impetuous that Mel will think his wife tame by comparison and will reconcile. The only trouble is he starts to fall for the fake sister!
The preview of this movie is really cute, but don't expect the entire movie to be that good. Take it for what it is: a silly little romance. It won't hurt you, but don't expect a repeat of Ninotchka.
Greta and Mel fall in love on vacation and get married before they get to know each other. He expects a gold band to turn her into a housewife, and when he discovers she's wild and impetuous, he leaves for his old life back in New York and gets his head turned by his old girlfriend, Constance Bennett. Rather than just try to make amends, or even call it quits, Greta devises a complicated scheme to get her husband back. She pretends to be her own twin sister who's so wild and impetuous that Mel will think his wife tame by comparison and will reconcile. The only trouble is he starts to fall for the fake sister!
The preview of this movie is really cute, but don't expect the entire movie to be that good. Take it for what it is: a silly little romance. It won't hurt you, but don't expect a repeat of Ninotchka.