Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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.

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

I loved this little gem! Had never heard of it, so perhaps a lack of any expectations made it such an entertaining hour and a half. It was surprisingly clever and fun -- if you get a chance to see this and are looking for some escapist enjoyment, watch it. It's not deep or full of meaning, but delightful nonetheless.

You don't need to have amnesia to find something new every time you see this outstanding film that came at the height of screwball comedy era. It was released during one of the great years with classic gems such as "The Philadelphia Story", "His Girl Friday" and "My Favorite Wife" released the exact same year. William Powell portrays a boring business man who happens to get amnesia while away on business and when he returns home believing that he is grifter, discovers that he is married to the beautiful Myrna Loy, as well as the owner of one of the town's biggest businesses and the leader of a local boy scout troop. She's on the verge of getting a divorce from him and wants to marry Edmund Lowe, and instantly in love with her, tries to prevent her from going forward with her plans. It's obvious from the start who she has the chemistry with, and pretty soon she's perplexed by his change in attitude, his willingness to spend money on her, as well as her confusion over her changing feelings. She makes a decision to try to get to know him all over again.Practically perfect from start to finish, this isn't bogged down by a variety of subplots, including one where oil is discovered on land he owns and the attempt of various townspeople and strangers to con him into selling the property. The supporting cast includes Powell's co- stsr Frank McHugh from the 1932 classic "One Way Passage", once again playing another con-man, Nella Walker as his imperious mother, and "Alfalfa" in a tiny role as a member of one of the local scout troops.Among the comic highlights are Powell's impetuous decision to dance alone, his attempt to lead scouts on a merit badge hike, and the many attempts to woo Loy with bird calls. Once again directed by W.S. Van Dyke (who directed them in many classics), this isn't the remembered masterpiece that it deserves to be, but that makes this an instant sleeper that new fans can discover deliciously on their own.

William Powell and Myrna Loy made 14 movies together from 1934 to 1947. The only other pairing of couples in film history that is longer is Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, with 29 films. Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn made nine films together, six of which were comedies. A couple Powell-Loy films were dramas. Ten of them were comedies, including the Thin Man series. Other couples have had very good matches for comedies over the years, but Powell and Loy gave us more laughs than any other duo. "I Love You Again" is one of the few movies in which Powell really had to pursue Loy. That's because he had amnesia, and had to start life all over again – a third time. We don't see him in his first life before his amnesia. He plays a hardened criminal turned cold and dull task-master, turned starry-eyed smitten crook who wants to reform for love. Powell plays Larry Wilson (aka, George Carey), Loy plays Kay Wilson, and Frank McHugh plays Doc Ryan. Nella Walker plays Kay's mother, a mother- in-law who likes her son-in-law (whomever he may be). Donald Douglas plays Herbert who has designs on Kay. Edmund Lowe plays a scam artist, Duke Sheldon, from Larry's (i.e., George Carey's) past. All of these and the rest of the cast give excellent performances. This is a very funny film, with some riotously funny scenes. In the beginning, Powell's Larry Wilson is aboard a ship returning to the U.S. from Europe. He seems chomping at the bit to get out of his Larry Wilson character. He's a real hoot as the penny-pinching, juice-drinking bore who thinks everyone should experience the quality of people and life in Habersville. After a tipsy Ryan falls overboard, Larry tosses him a lifesaver and is knocked into the brink himself. Shouts of "Man overboard" brings the ship to a stop and the crew rows out to rescue the drunk and Larry, whom the passengers think jumped in to save Ryan. The tipsy Ryan appears to be saving Larry in the water, who appears not able to swim. As the lifeboat approaches, an oarsman drops an oar that conks Larry on the head. When he comes to in his cabin, a sober Ryan is beside him, saying that Larry saved his life. Only Larry isn't Larry anymore. He's his real self, George Carey, and the time is 10 years earlier. Ryan and he eventually get straight what has happened, and after finding a checkbook in Larry's belongings with a huge balance in the bank, they decide that George should go on being Larry and they will make off with the dough. That's when the hilarity picks up. And, George soon finds himself falling for the gal Larry married, Kay Wilson. Only now she wants a divorce. So, he sets out to try to win her heart, while still trying to figure a way to pull off a scam with Doc and Duke of some of the town's wealthy. Will George succeed in one or both? Will he go back to being George? Or, will he stay Larry for life – a new Larry? Well, one can guess the outcome. But, it's in the getting there that we have some wonderful entertainment again from Powell and Loy. Here are a few of my favorite lines from the film. Larry to Herbert, "You're taking my wife. The least you could do is give me the Chamber of Commerce."Kay to Larry, "You're not getting anywhere, and I wish you'd stop." Larry, "Stop not getting anywhere?" Kay, "No. Stop getting me mixed up. I want you to be your old self. You're old stuffy, speech-making, pompous old self."Larry is leading his junior rangers troop and a neighboring leader is monitoring his methods in the wild. When the visitor asks him why he laid deer tracks the way he did, he replies, "Elementary deer psychology." His trip in the woods is a real hoot. Larry is going to Duke to call off the scam. Doc says, "Don't get him sore, Larry. I saw you fight once and, honest, you was awful."Toward the end of the film, Larry knows he has cooed his way into Kay's heart when she lays it on the line. Kay, "Ever since you got off that boat, you've been chasing me like an amorous goat. You've tried your darnedest to make me fall in love with you and now you have. So, from now on I'm going to do the chasing, and believe me, brother, you're going to know you've been chased." This is a wonderful film that the whole family should enjoy. The kids should like the antics, especially the trek into the woods with the junior rangers.

I wonder if this might be the great granddaddy of all amnesia films. If it's not, it's sure one of the first and has inspired countless sitcom episodes. William Powell is bonked on the head and suddenly he's a completely different person--one who apparently disappeared nine years earlier. Who he was during the last nine years is uncertain, but what IS certain is that the new personality is a crook. When this shady guy figures out that during the last nine years he's become a pillar of the community and has access to gobs of other peoples' money, he wants to steal everything he can and run. The problem is, he discovers he has a wife (Loy) and can't bring himself to leave--even when he finds out she hates him. Well, much of the movie is spent trying to win her back, though he still wonders whether or not to rob his "friends". What he does and how the entire mess is resolved is brilliant and a lot of fun. This isn't wacky fun like his other film, LOVE CRAZY, but is a little more sophisticated and deliberately paced. A wonderful old film with excellent acting, writing (aside from the dumb plot device) and direction. One of Powell's and Loy's best.