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This is a lame comedy using the stale old plot of one spouse masquerading as another to test the fidelity of the other spouse. It goes back to Mozart's COSI FAN TUTTI and appeared in film in THE GUARDSMAN and its musical version THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER as well as representing the distaff side in THE AWFUL TRUTH and here in TWO-FACED WOMAN. Garbo is a delight as the "naughty" twin sister, Katherine, and plays it up to the hilt, showing as she did in NINOTCHKA what a good comedienne she could be if asked. Her timing is marvelous. She is again paired with Melvyn Douglas, her third pairing- making him her most frequent pairing in talkies. The plot suffers from many holes. Having Douglas "know" she is masquerading from his first scene with her takes away all the fun and negates the double/triple entendres inherent in the plot device. Add to that the fact that Douglas' character is thoroughly obnoxious and you remove any interest in a resolution of the romantic pairing as well as questioning Garbo's character. There are also script errors - Ruth Gordon calls Katharine "Mrs. Blake" in front of someone she is trying to convince of the masquerade. Does he just not "hear" her? Ultimately, it becomes a very labored and unfunny piece despite the fine cast. However, it's important to see because it proves that Garbo could play modern and sexy - the fact that her audiences would not accept her as same in no way detracts from her abilities and her ever unfolding talents.
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