The acting was not bad, but very over acted. But that was what it called for unfortunately. Norma Shearer's character is trying to make her lover jealous by using another man who loves her, so she's got to pretend to both of them.. so she's overly dramatic.. she has a few moments where her acting is natural which is good to see. Robert Taylor's character is a bit over the top at the beginning, but gets more natural later on, although still silly. He should have had his mustache.. but oh well. George Sanders' character is a cad who wants her but wants to other women also also has to pretend more than is natural. I love the 3 main actors and the rest of the cast are great character actors. I just think that the script was too over the top. All of the actors characters could have been reined in a bit and toned down and still kept the right amount of zaney..but, that would be the fault of director George Cukor who most of the time is spot on! I wish Norma Shearer would have chosen differently for her last film.. but it certainly doesn't ruin her great career.
Review of Her Cardboard Lover
