Before I began watching "So This is Love", I read through the IMDB reviews. One struck me when it essentially said that the way they portrayed Grace Moore made her difficult to like. Well, I did some reading and after realizing much of the film is rather fictional (no surprise given when it was made), Ms. Moore as played by Kathryn Grayson is actually reasonably close to the real thing when it comes to behaving like a diva. She was, apparently, rather difficult to like and was abrasive and was known for her foul language. So, at least in this sense, I think the movie actually makes Moore seem pretty good.
So am I saying it's a good biopic about the opera star, Grace Moore? Not especially. I saw two big problems. First, the film only goes up to Moore's successful performance at the Met in the early 1920s. She didn't die until well over two decades later and we learn nothing about this part of her life . Second, the film sure seemed like a showcase for Grayson than a biopic. It was chocked full of musical numbers and a few dance numbers...when instead the film should have concentrated more on letting us know who Moore was.
Overall, this is a slick looking film chock full of Grayson production numbers. On this level, it works if you like that sort of thing. But its shallow treatment of Moore makes you wish a really good biopic could be made about her and her up and down career.
So am I saying it's a good biopic about the opera star, Grace Moore? Not especially. I saw two big problems. First, the film only goes up to Moore's successful performance at the Met in the early 1920s. She didn't die until well over two decades later and we learn nothing about this part of her life . Second, the film sure seemed like a showcase for Grayson than a biopic. It was chocked full of musical numbers and a few dance numbers...when instead the film should have concentrated more on letting us know who Moore was.
Overall, this is a slick looking film chock full of Grayson production numbers. On this level, it works if you like that sort of thing. But its shallow treatment of Moore makes you wish a really good biopic could be made about her and her up and down career.