Wonderful screenplay, I really like the way the film is cynical with itself and the industry, one of the best inside industry movies. Joel MacCrea and Veronica Lake are great.-
Still pertinent (if sometimes clumsy) Hollywood satire, filled with brilliant dialogue. First & final thirds are great. Seems more relevant than ever to today's Australian film industry.
This is about the best Black & White Movie I have seen in sometime. Veronica Lake was nothing short of great and beautiful, her acting couldn't be touched by any other actress in this film. She was a beautiful lady. This movie starts out and one wonders if they are in for a slow...( read more)
A film director wants to make a movie called 'O Brother Where Art Thou' and decides the best way to do research on this serious picture about the poor is to dress up like a hobo and try to live off the ten cents in his pocket.
Lots of great bits of banter and while I wasn't fussy...( read more)
They don't make them like this anymore! Well, some of them do, I suppose. But not Preston Sturges, because he's dead.
John Sullivan: "There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have? It isn't much, but it's better than nothing in this cockeyed caravan. Boy!"
It's a classic and one I recommend to all my young trainhopping friends. Interesting trivia: Preston Sturges' mother was one of Aleister Crowley's lovers, and for a few years, he was raised by the two of them. Doesn't surprise me that both had terrible things to say about each ot...( read more)
If you can get past the overt sentimentality of its message, this is first-class entertainment. Sullivan's character arc is splendid and completely unpredictable. Lana Turner is to die for and the comedy is perfectly balanced with the drama. Sturges' masterpiece sums up his world...( read more)
heard about this only on the afi countdown. it looked like one of the more interesting movies to me.
I don't know much about the Coen Brothers to know if they claim Preston Sturges as a major influence on their work, but there seems to be a connection. They seem to be continuing the tradition of Hollywood outsiders making movies their own way, freely mixing comedy, drama, dark ...( read more)
a film that is all over the place, but hits the right notes in all the songs.
So that's how O Brother Where art Thou got made. super Lake
all people got now
sturges was billy wilder's american counterpart. though both men gave you the happy ending you needed to go on, they gave you some dark and sometimes troubling thoughts to ruminate over regarding our wonderful country and society. this film starts off easily enough with the pli...( read more)
Highly enjoyable film by Preston Sturges. There's witty dialogue and a great performance from McCrea, not so great a performance from Lake, but she still steals every scene with that beauty of hers.
Decent enough, but a little overrated as far as the script goes. Veronica Lake is quite nice to watch...it's a shame she so ofen was jipped on good sreenplays, resulting in her all too short lived film career.
nothing short of brilliant. tack-sharp comedy, rich satire, thought-provoking social commentary, effortless drama, intriguing plot twists, all carried out beautifully by the dry-witted McCrea, the adorably beautiful Lake, and the host of supporting cast. a truly rock-solid film.
Hilarious and inspirational. A movie about a hotshot movie producer who sees his movies aren't going over so well the public, so he decides to go on a journey to find out what it's like to a common US citizen. He has an enlightening experience and tons of laughs along the way.
It has my philosophy...keep them laughing... to bear the dark side of life...
Cute little movie. Its funny how old movies like this seem to just be hidden classics for my generation.
A semi-fun, slapstick filled classic journey from the top to the bottom and back to the top. Tries to be moderately anti-racism, yet still comes off as racist and sexist, to a bit of a disconcerting level. The performances are fairly typical, and the ending is lukewarm. A fairly ...( read more)
love the premise! mccrea is like fabulous almost. and lake, well damn, she can look like the ugliest dyke the world ever seen, then turn into a complete babe.. wow.
A movie director goes out into the real world to ivestigate the real world for his films, and ends up on a chain gang and presumably dead.
Preston Sturges at his absolute best. A regular reference point for the Coen Brothers.
Hilarious and moving film.
Only movie I've seen Veronica Lake in and she's great, even if the hair's a tad overrated.
Humor and sorrow mixed perfectly. Veronica Lake radiates star quality and talent, what a sad waste.
My favourite Sturges. Social commentary in the same vein as My Man Godfrey, disguised as comedy.
COMPLETELY brilliant... no opportunity is lost, no moment is wasted. The performances are fantastic, too.
