From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest sons of the twentieth century.
Entertaining. With more than 30 Cole Porter songs and an accomplished cast, how can it not be?
– Eric Harrison,
Houston Chronicle,
16 Jul 2004
rotten:
Not inept enough to make the composer spin in his grave ... but not insightful or clever enough to please the old boy, either.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
16 Jul 2004
fresh:
Porter's songs keep much the film afloat when, otherwise, it would have sunk. No matter how turgid or murky the movie becomes, when the music starts, you're flying.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Jul 2004
rotten:
A wildly uneven musical biography of Cole Porter.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
22 Jul 2004
rotten:
The results ... are staid, with re-creations of Paris in the Jazz Age and Hollywood in its Golden Age that are like waxworks in motion.