the silliness of cary grant be too embarrass and afraid of hurt his bride feeling to tell her what happen and the screwball result give way at the end to an interesting play of sexual tension between husband and wife a the wife refuse to give privilege till her husband affirms and not just his passion and but his commitment to her and the family . for a comic but sophisticated peek at what men and woman need from each other and it join friendly persuasion and the quiet man . casting be excellent you can not feel very sorry for the wronged bride or for the cheerful disappoint suitor while the kid be funny and neither sentimentalize nor smart alecky while the judge and hotel manager be gems while and cary grant and irene dunne manage to generate spark while seem a comfortable together a old shoe .