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In 1941, Barbara Stanwyck was offered two screwball roles equally suited to her tart intelligence, deft comic timing, and undeniable sex appeal, and it's a photo finish as to which was funnier--showgi...( read more 
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MCT:April 30, 2008
The Lady Eve is a fantastic romantic comedy with a really compelling lead actress in Barbara Stanwyck. Fun, flirty and one of the best comedies that I've ever seen period.
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MCT:February 15, 2008Best on-screen chemistry for a romantic comedy. A smart movie too, I might add! My favourite Barbara Stanwyck movie!
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MCT:January 4, 2008
It's extremely difficult for me to choose my favorite Barbara Stanwyck movie so far, but this one is it -- so far. In addition to being a knockout beauty, Stanwyck has got to be one of the most talented actresses I've ever seen.
This is an excellent comedy in the screwball romance tradition, and I'm not sure many people would think of pairing Stanwyck and comedy as readily as they would associate her with drama -- intensely wrought dramatic films such as Double Indemnity. She has it all covered, however, and for sure three things stand out across the board:
1. Stanwyck has great timing and great delivery of lines, whether comic or dramatic.
2. She can use her body, all of it, with great expertise, to work her scenes.
3. Even without speaking a word, her face can express a huge range of emotion and thought.
Definitely one of the most cerebral actors I've ever seen. She's as camera-savvy as Irene Dunne and Kate Winslet. My only regret is that I never saw her bigger than life at a theater.
Big points for Henry Fonda in this one as well. I think he may actually be as good in comic as he is in dramatic roles.
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MCT:October 13, 2007
This is definitely one of the funniest movies ever! Barbara Stanwyck is brillant as the sexy con artist Jean Harrington who tries to seduce the superrich sucker, Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), but ends up falling for the sap! True, it's a bit predictable, but I was surprised that Henry Fonda could do comedy so well. Even though "Ball of Fire" and "The Lady Eve" are considered on the same level, "Eve" is a perfect blend of humor and sex appeal with a great story and top-notch performances. A real classic comedy!
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MCT:September 23, 2007a fantastic old romantic comedy. the stars are fantastic, the script is so funny, and the direction is very sensual. william demarest and eugene pallette are hilarious.
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MCT:September 2, 2007
Comedies don't get much better than this! Preston Sturges's best script played to perfection by Barbara Stanwyck.
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MCT:August 28, 2007Babs play this cardshark with her father and another man who preys on Henry Fonda on a ship, but doesn't count on falling in love with him. I liked this movie but at times, I just want to tell Babs, shut up!! especially in the scene where they got married and she starts telling all her business to tick him off.
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MCT:July 12, 2007
the only thing better than funny is hot n'funny...and, hooooboyooohboyooohboy! this one is all that and a bag of chips!
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MCT:July 10, 2007
Again, Preston Sturges: exceedingly smart and witty. Barbara Stanwyck is both sexy and sufficiently silly in this great movie. Henry Fonda is hilarious as the "aw shucks" target of her con.
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MCT:June 10, 2007
O so v. v. v. good! I agree with Loni Scarlet, this could possibly be my favourite screwball comedy.
Barbara Stanwyck is an enjoyable player to watch and her comic timing is impeccable. -
MCT:April 20, 2007
So much fun. I love screwball comedy, and this is one of the finest examples. Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda are great in this Preston Sturges classic.
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MCT:April 19, 2007
A great, great movie. Stanwyck is incredible and Fonda plays a great doofus who is as clumsy as he is endearing. The first half on the boat is great but the last half is a bit more brilliantly ridiculous. You can't go wrong with this one.
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MCT:March 18, 2007
Excellent for a lady con film. Stanwyck's performance as well as Fonda's is exceptionally well done.
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MCT:January 20, 2007
One of the most delicious features and most remarkable of this film is perfect chemistry between Stanwyck and Fonda. Stanwyck is the girl of a professional player and is a pro when it comes to the enchanting men in order to cheat their money out of the plays of poker. It is simply astonishing how perfect it acting is, with such a degree of which the character of Founded doubt itself if the injury in front of him is the woman that it in the past knew or a different woman completely. Completely plays of spirit and brilliant executions, this film is undoubtedly one of best the comedies of the year of blooming of 1941.
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MCT:January 16, 2007
its by the same guy who did sullivan's trvel. im not gonna tellu th eplot u can find it sumwehre else. barbara stanwyck andhenry fona do a good jbo herehtheir do funny, stanwyck is like a good actress. if u haven tseen a prestn sgures mooovei yu have to!
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MCT:January 13, 2007
By the end of the film you are not quite sure what is what which seems typical of screwball comedies. However, the chemistry of the actors and the effervescence of the script send this film into the ethereal realm of filmic legend.
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MCT:December 31, 2006
Behold the razor sharp wit and unflappable technique of Preston Sturges. While many favor Sullivan's Travels for sheer structural strength (and a touch less sapiness) nothing beats Eve. Stanwyck has never matched herself (at least comedically) here and it makes you wonder why Fonda didn't do more comedies. Plus its always great to see Sturges stock players; William Demarest, Eric Blore, Eugene Pallette and the crooked but never common Charles Coburn.
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MCT:October 28, 2006
Barbara Stanwyck is the very epitome of sexy and Henry Fonda is incomparable as the handsome, naive suitor who gets mixed up with her. A romantic screwball comedy that really only hits home if you love both its lead players...which I definitely do.
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MCT:October 5, 2006
a remarkable production by sturges that has perfect casting and wonderful execution of pacing, accurate to many tales of finiding love and the ensuing chaso that follows, charming to watch
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MCT:September 10, 2006I found it a bit slow and hard to get into at first but once it picked up, it had its moments, especially the comedic overtones and the screwball comicness. The card game was definitely interesting and quite the attention grabber.
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MCT:June 12, 2006
Bar none, the greatest screwball comedy ever made. Smart, fast paced, sexy, and consistently funny, with one utterly delightful moment after another. Henry Fonda shows that he is just as great as a comedic actor as he is a dramatic one, while Barbara Stanwyck is simply DIVINE, to say the least. She's always a desirable presence on screen, with the perfect combination of toughness, elegance, sensuality, intteligence, and vulnerability to making Jean/Eve a most memorable screen character.
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MCT:April 21, 20061940s screwball isn't really my thing. But Sturges' subversion of the Hayes code is pretty fascinating.
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