Flixster Reviews (165)
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October 8, 2009
Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire were the very personification of the Hollywood dancing team. The film is a comedy of mistaken identitties in which Rogers mistakenly thinks Astaire. in the guise of her supposed lover, is the man who will help her get a divorce.
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November 12, 2009
Fantastic movie!!! Adorable storyline. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were amazing in this. Alot of incredible dancing throughout the movie! Great costumes and singing!!!! Absolutely must see!!! The new dance "The Continental" was introduced in this movie with a spectacular...( read more)
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September 6, 2009
Mimi Glossop wants a divorce so her Aunt Hortense hires a professional to play the correspondent in apparent infidelity. American dancer Guy Holden meets Mimi while visiting Brightbourne (Brighton) and she thinks he is the correspondent. The plot is really an excuse for song and ...( read more)
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August 30, 2009
The general plot style is pretty familiar to fans of the dance team of Astaire and Rogers--they meet, they hate each other, they fall in love, they hate each other again and they make up in the end and live happily ever after. Yet despite this, the film is amusing and captivating...( read more)
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February 15, 2009
"Chance is the fool's name for Fate."
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January 28, 2009
I didn't like it too much because there are the same actors in the same plot-structure and roles of Top Hat, but this last one has better songs and choreographies! However Astaire and Rogers are always great!!
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October 18, 2008
How can anyone not absolutely adore this film. Alice Brady, as usual, is hilarious as the ditzy aunt and it's always a treat to watch Fred and Ginger do their thing. You'll find yourself singing "The Continental" for days afterward.
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