Review – De-Lovely

Add Cole Porter to the list of famous people I wish I knew less about. Once again a movie biography dwells on the sex life of its subject. Plus we get the added insult of some really great music performed by some talented folks – particularly Elvis Costello doing “Let’s Misbehave” – overlaid and undercut by some spectacularly dull dialogue. Even the producers of classic musicals from the less sophisticated days of the 1930s knew enough to have the actors shut up during the songs. However, the actors have their hearts in it, especially Kevin Kline in the lead and Ashley Judd as his wife. The art direction is also impressive for what appears to be a fairly low-budget movie. Mildly amusing