Diagonaldi Very well executed

SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

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."

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Brandin Lindsey The Divorcée is a 1930 drama film. The story follows Jerry, a woman with a perfect life and a perfect husband, named Ted. During a social event, Jerry discovers that Ted has had an affair. Heart-break, despair, and revenge follow as we watch the characters struggle with their choices over the course of several depressing years.The Divorcée is incredibly moving at times. The jealousy and anger felt by Jerry and the drama that unfolds is a very realistic conflict and a relatable one for many. The main character undergoes many transformations over the course of the film. Sometimes the look in her eyes is simply psychotic.Unfortunately, corny and slapstick humor that has not aged well is sprinkled throughout the film. Namely, from a token comedic relief character who has no purpose in the plot, and performs gags for the audience to cringe at. An older-appearing gentleman who happens to be part of a young, attractive group of friends, this character sticks out and detracts from every scene he appears in.Another aspect of the film that can be criticized is the acting. Fantastic at times and horrible at others, the characters often fly into spells of melodrama and intense back-turning that would feel more at home on a soap opera. The Divorcée is a mediocre film. Delving into the pain and heartbreak that often accompanies relationships, the story can be very emotional. If you're in the mood for a romance and a drama, then this movie is for you.

gavin6942 When a woman discovers that her husband has been unfaithful to her, she decides to respond to his infidelities in kind.Norma Shearer was originally never in the running for the lead role in "The Divorcée" because it was believed that she did not have enough sex appeal; only after Shearer arranged a special photo session with independent portrait photographer George Hurrell and Irving Thalberg saw the result, did he relent and give her the role. Personally, I still don't think she has the right amount of charisma, but she is a fine enough actress, so everything works out alright.The biggest question I have is: what is with the stupid hat? I get it that these are fashionable people, but good gracious, what an ugly hat, no matter what time period.

calvinnme I just rewatched this one last night. This 1930 MGM film tells the story of a happily married couple, whose marriage crumbles under the taint of infidelity.Norma Shearer portrayed Jerry Martin, a happily married New York socialite, who discovers that her husband, Ted (Chester Morris), had a drunken one night stand with some blowsy woman. She tried to pretend that it was water under the bridge and openly forgave him. But his infidelity continued to bother her. And when he leaves New York for a business trip to Chicago, she has a one night stand with his best friend, Don (Robert Montgomery). Jerry confesses her infidelity and discovers that as far as Ted is concerned, what was good for the goose, was not for the gander. Furthermore, Ted is not so concerned about the pain of the infidelity as he is about his pride and that someone in "their set" is laughing at him. This is the last straw for Jerry, and a divorce follows with what must be a pile of alimony because Jerry seems to lack no luxury even though she lacks a job. Not bad work for a fairly short marriage.I understand that the Jerry Martin role nearly evaded Norma Shearer, because husband and MGM production chief Irving Thalberg did not feel that the role suited her. She used a series of sexy photographs taken by George Hurrell to convince Thalberg that she could do the role. And she certainly proved that she was the right woman for the role. What I liked about Shearer's take on Jerry was that she was a complex woman who discovered that she could not hide her feelings - whether she was disturbed by her husband's infidelity and hypocrisy; or her longing to reconcile with him, despite enjoying the company of other men. Shearer certainly deserved her Oscar.Although he had some moments of over-the-top acting as Ted Martin - Jerry's husband, Chester Morris did a pretty good job portraying the newspaper man, who tried to dismiss his own infidelity and discovered how his wife truly felt in the worst possible way. What I found interesting about Ted is how alcohol led to a great deal of his troubles. It was booze that encouraged him to cheat on Jerry. And it was booze that he indulged in following the breakup of his marriage and loss of his job.Robert Montgomery was at turns rather funny and sexy as Don, Ted's best friend with whom she cheated. There's a funny midnight scene in a deli where everybody is in top hat and tails, and Ted is talking to Don about how he would still like to kill the guy that broke up his home, if only he knew who that was. Don makes a polite but speedy exit.Many have dismissed Conrad Nagel as a boring actor, who performance in the movie was not worth mentioning. Mind you, his role as Paul, Jerry's former boyfriend was not as splashy as Morris or Montgomery's role, Nagel still managed to invest quite a bit of angst in his role as a man who is dealt a double blow in life when the woman he loves (Jerry) marries another man and he finds himself in a loveless marriage to a woman (Judith Wood), whose face he had disfigured due to a drunken car accident.The attitudes and personalities of most of the major characters seemed relevant today. Despite the late 20s/early 30s wardrobe and slang, the so-called "Bright Young Things" were not really different from the Twenty and Thirtysomethings in the dating scene, today. Do remember,also, that though this film was post stock market crash, that it was still pre Depression. Things were still rolling pretty good for most people at this point.I realized that the movie had a "happy ending" that many modern viewers might not care for. But for me, it was an ending in which both husband and wife were humbled. They not only forgave each other, but forgave themselves. I bought it.

Dunham16 Oscar Wilde's LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN assigns the characters of the London social scene oddball names representing very rural places far from London near the Scottish border to place them in much the same situations as the principal characters in this 1930 single camera technique black and white movie. Although the characters the Oscar Wilde are all rich party types, by the closing scene they have found happiness outside London. It seems clear the Principal characters in the Divorcée, for example the great Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel who made many hit movies in that era, each feel safer and more comfortable leaving the party scene of New York for happiness. It is in fact Shearer and her husband who unite outside New York but the similarity of this movie to the Oscar Wilde play carries over quite strongly/. The realistic dialogue of familiar life situations, the wealthy and privileged of a closed group needing to go outside the group milieu to breathe, the luxurious setting and wardrobe changes a great play into, for all its old fashion technical drawbacks of early talkies, a great movie.