A New Day...
Added 11/16/2009
I was not a big fan of Doris Day. I've always appreciated her singing but her sunny-sweet disposition never appealed to me much. As I'm sure it it so with many actresses, if those character-types are all that they're allowed to do, that's all we'll get to see. Fortunately, in Love Me or Leave Me, Doris got the role of a lifetime playing Ruth Etting, in a fictional account of the singers' rise to stardom. Her performance was not only well-acted and beautifully sung, it was enjoyable to see Day's strength as well as her suffering. Day is matched with the incomparable James Cagney as her mentally and physically abusive gangster-husband Marty Snyder. Cagney has such a strong personality and usually dominates any role he plays. He's played gangsters so many times, I half expected his performance to be great with minimal effort. However, Cagney not only respects his fellow actors, but also the actors' process and chose to play Snyder's complexities with incredible delicacy. Snyder is not only vicious and controlling, but he's also desperate, lonely and devoted to Etting. He wants to be needed by her but also wants to pull all the strings. It is this monstrous fragility that makes Etting repulsed and fearful of him, indebted to him, but also unwilling to hurt him even in the final act. I wish Day and Cagney had done more films together (other than West Point Story). Day especially deserved more opportunities to show her worth.
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love me or leave me
Added 10/25/2009
Love Me Or Leave Me , it's a very good film , I like it too much.
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Love Me or Leave Me
Added 7/4/2009
This is Doris Day's finest moment on screen. A dramatic role that caused a mild sensation with fans. Still, she is perfect, sings wonderful songs and captures the torment of Ruth who rises to fame with her stranglehold "lover" and manager "The Gimp" aka James Cagney. Together they torch the screen with drama, splendor and deliver Technicolor sets the way they were meant to be seen- VIBRANT ! The title song will grab you every time Doris sings "Love me or Leave Me! The other torch song "Ten Cents a Dance" echos Ruth's abuse of the "Gimp."
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great movie with a great climax
Added 4/28/2009
the movie is classy,you hate James Cagney through out the movie but in
the climax he is so good.the dialogs are very well written specially in
the end.Doris day is good too.the DVD presents the movie well,its like
brand new.it shows why James Cagney s considered a wonderful actor.
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Wonderfully Done Movie!
Added 11/30/2008
This movie stars Doris Day and James Cagney possibly in their very finest performance. Day is quite different in her acting role which is very dramatic and well played out. Her singing is outstanding. Cagney is great as the insecure gangster too.
The plot, costumes, acting, and everything is superb. If you love Doris Day then this is the movie for you. It is one of those movies you can watch and discuss and then watch it over again. TWO THUMBS UP!!!!
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A New Day...
Added 11/16/2009
I was not a big fan of Doris Day. I've always appreciated her singing but her sunny-sweet disposition never appealed to me much. As I'm sure it it so with many actresses, if those character-types are all that they're allowed to do, that's all we'll get to see. Fortunately, in Love Me or Leave Me, Doris got the role of a lifetime playing Ruth Etting, in a fictional account of the singers' rise to stardom. Her performance was not only well-acted and beautifully sung, it was enjoyable to see Day's strength as well as her suffering. Day is matched with the incomparable James Cagney as her mentally and physically abusive gangster-husband Marty Snyder. Cagney has such a strong personality and usually dominates any role he plays. He's played gangsters so many times, I half expected his performance to be great with minimal effort. However, Cagney not only respects his fellow actors, but also the actors' process and chose to play Snyder's complexities with incredible delicacy. Snyder is not only vicious and controlling, but he's also desperate, lonely and devoted to Etting. He wants to be needed by her but also wants to pull all the strings. It is this monstrous fragility that makes Etting repulsed and fearful of him, indebted to him, but also unwilling to hurt him even in the final act. I wish Day and Cagney had done more films together (other than West Point Story). Day especially deserved more opportunities to show her worth.
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love me or leave me
Added 10/25/2009
Love Me Or Leave Me , it's a very good film , I like it too much.
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Love Me or Leave Me
Added 7/4/2009
This is Doris Day's finest moment on screen. A dramatic role that caused a mild sensation with fans. Still, she is perfect, sings wonderful songs and captures the torment of Ruth who rises to fame with her stranglehold "lover" and manager "The Gimp" aka James Cagney. Together they torch the screen with drama, splendor and deliver Technicolor sets the way they were meant to be seen- VIBRANT ! The title song will grab you every time Doris sings "Love me or Leave Me! The other torch song "Ten Cents a Dance" echos Ruth's abuse of the "Gimp."
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