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Will get this off the bat briefly, count me in as another person that has seen the original 'Love is News'. Count me in also, to say briefly, as someone that thoroughly enjoyed that film and considers it vastly superior. 'That Wonderful Urge' had quite a lot going for it, with Tyrone Power returning eleven years later and with a great cast on paper being its main attractions (though was intrigued to see how Gene Tierney would fare in comedy), so should have worked a lot better than it did.

It is easy to inevitably compare 'That Wonderful Urge' to 'Love is News', seeing as the former is a remake. In this regard, there is no doubt in my mind which film is much better. Every film that is a remake or sequel of another deserves to be judged on its own terms without being compared too much, have always found it a far better way to judge unless the difference in quality is huge. In this regard, 'That Wonderful Urge' underwhelms just as much. It does have its good things and moments, but it could have been quite a lot more.

'That Wonderful Urge' has good assets. It looks lovely, with photography that is never too filmed play-like or tries to do too much and the costumes are stylish. The music has a nice energy and fits well tonally, not over-scoring or being too chirpy. Nice to hear "It Happened in Sun Valley".

Some of the supporting cast come over very well, Lucile Watson really sparkles as always and Chill Wills is a lot of fun. Both are in roles that suit them very well. Gene Lockhart is well suited to his role too.

Power does his utmost best but had a lot more charm and energy before. Tierney was fine in drama but seemed out of her depth here, her comic timing came over as forced and her interpretation was rather too coy for my liking. Reginald Gardiner's character is very underwritten and he lacks personality, being not menacing enough for a cad while not being suave or charming enough to be likeable. Nobody else stands out. None of the characters are particularly interesting, Watson's comes closest and that is more down to how she played her. The direction is far from amateurish but could have been slicker.

Admittedly the story was very far-fetched and slight in 'Love is News', but both are accentuated here in 'That Wonderful Urge'. The pace really lacks urgency, so the slightness was less forgivable as some of the story felt uneventful which it didn't feel as much before, and the latter stages really stretch credulity (so did the original but not to breaking point like here). The script isn't sharp enough for the wit to work, actually found some of it on the tired side.

In conclusion, has its moments but lacking for me. 4/10

Just because a performer is attractive, talented and has star power and charm it does not mean they have comedic skills. This farce has few chuckles, let alone belly laughs. It would have been better with comedic actors but not great.

It is worth seeing. Power and Tierney are both attractive and charming. They even gave chemistry. They just aren't funny.

Scolding reviewers who go on and on urging you to "see the original" and "this is a bad remake" are ponderous and not too bright, in my opinion. I can separate performances and stories in my mind without any trouble whatsoever. This is a fun movie with lots of clever scenes and great interplay between Tierney and Power, who clearly had personal affection for one another. The supporting cast does a good job of getting out of the way and letting Gene and Tyrone shine. Chill Wills is great as a crooked judge and has many funny one-liners. Its fun and enjoyable! The scenery, whether in Sun Valley or New York is realistic and a history lesson in 40's era lifestyles. I mean, its Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power, for crying out loud! They aren't making movie stars like those two anymore, are they? Enjoy!

if you're in the mood for a romantic comedy - without anything thought provoking - this might do

the fun comes watching the two potential lovers trying to outwit each other - there were a couple obvious steps that might have been taken - but using them right away would have cut the plot short - so try to resist belaboring them

Gene Tierney & Tyrone Power were the eye candy of the time - they weren't top actors - but by this time - they had developed an easy charm in place of the finesse of the better actors - such as Carol Lombard - Claudette Colbert - William Powell - Cary Grant

the scheming and the repartee were pretty good - but not the best - and the falling in love wasn't so obvious - still the expectation was there to help the audience over the threshold

competent in all departments - which may explain why it isn't cited as one of the great romantic comedy - still - it's a good choice for a bit of light entertainment

I found this little gem on Hulu while in the mood for a movie in black and white. For some reason all of the movies showing on TCM were made in the 1970's (yuck).

So, not being a regular viewer of Tyrone Power, I didn't know what to expect. About mid way through the movie I thought it would really be great if this were Myna Loy and Cary Grant or William Powell.

The stars of this movie were missing that certain spark that lifts a thin storyline into something more. While the stars were very likable and attractive they had very little chemistry. Some of the dialogue was rather funny and the supporting cast was good. It definitely wasn't a waste of time.