Just a couple of points, the main one not apparently featuring prominently in other reviews.
At the first night parties there seemed a disproportionately high number of black people as guests, and also in other scenes. I doubt that this was historically correct but shown as an attempt to be inclusive now. I think it would have been better to deal with what was almost certainly a lack of black people in Porter's life, apart from probably as servants and occasionally performers, with a remark about it rather than a false representation that might give a misconception to audiences in fifty years time. We are still seeing 50 and 60 yo films nowadays so there is every reason to think that this sort of film might be brought out for historical reference.
It is a tragedy that the songs are not all sung by first rate performers, but it is still good to see the film for another chance to hear see the songs performed with different arrangements. My favourite was "Be a clown". Also I learned a bit about Cole Porter I did not know.
At the first night parties there seemed a disproportionately high number of black people as guests, and also in other scenes. I doubt that this was historically correct but shown as an attempt to be inclusive now. I think it would have been better to deal with what was almost certainly a lack of black people in Porter's life, apart from probably as servants and occasionally performers, with a remark about it rather than a false representation that might give a misconception to audiences in fifty years time. We are still seeing 50 and 60 yo films nowadays so there is every reason to think that this sort of film might be brought out for historical reference.
It is a tragedy that the songs are not all sung by first rate performers, but it is still good to see the film for another chance to hear see the songs performed with different arrangements. My favourite was "Be a clown". Also I learned a bit about Cole Porter I did not know.