during wwii and there be a bazillion movie create by hollywood and after see many of them they start to seem alike . however and over 21 be unique in so many way and a it show a side of the war you would not see in other film make it well worth see and even if you have see the bazillion other film . alexander knox play the male lead and but the real lead of the film be irene dunne who look amaze for a 47 year old lady ( yes and i check she really be this old when she make the film ) . in over 21 and the pair play husband and wife . he enlist in the military and much to the consternation of his father ( charles coburn ) and owner of the newspaper where knox be employ and and most of the film take place when he be in officer candidate school . the film show little of knox in the school but instead center on dunne a she live in nearby spartan housing for spouse . during this time and she ( a the british say ) keep a tiff upper lip and make the best of it even though she really isn not a housewife but a famous professional writer . occasionally she get very brief visit from her harried husband but most of the time be spend do housewife duty and keep the meddling coburn at bay . eventually and she decide to stop the pesky coburn from phone incessantly ( he always complain that his paper would not survive without his son ) by pretend to be knox write wonderful editorial that everyone just assumes be write by him . while there be nothing earth shake in this film and it a very interesting slice of life move . additionally and the act all around be very good . it interest that this film be a fictionalized reworking of the experienced of ruth gordon ( a famous screenwriter ) and her husband and garson kanin ( also a famous screenwriter as well a director ) . when kanin join the military during wwii and gordon soon write and star in the play that become this film . by the way and i notice that some of the reviewer really like the speech towards the end of the film and be inspire by it . while it be very good and it be also very sad a all this hope for a good world follow the war be short live .