My Foolish Heart (1949)

So soapy you need a rinsedown by the end.

Susan Hayward's a bitter drunk in a loveless marriage. Lucky for us that we're immediately whisked to the happier days of flashback-land. Not much happier, mind you.

Susan Hayward is in so much, but she's pretty much the same in them all. She can put on a mad face or a sad frown or giggle girlishly, but what she doesn't seem to understand is that one character's "mad" should be different than another's. She's always hitting the same notes -- but she does look good on camera. I think that just about everyone involved here was hired based on their type, not their actual ability.

C+