Hawks makes a film that is brisk and funny. It looks effortless. It's one of those movies that makes it seem like minor classics could be dashed off on old studio soundstages between shots of bourbon. Cooper balances his stalwart masculinity with an endearing stumbling charm. Stanwyck, meanwhile, simply does what she always did: strides through with the purposefulness of actor that could achieve anything, maybe the first performer who inspired that happy suspicion.

Corny and terribly dated it'd be so easy to dismiss this. Yet I couldn't help enjoying myself, from the great dance number at the beginning, to the many snow white allusions, the ridiculous slang and the tired archetypes. It's an absurd comedy that doesn't realize just how absurd it is because it's grounded in a realism that's no longer real.

Good simple fun film. Flat - not much depth in characters, stereotypical. Worth a matinee watch.

The first part is pretty good and has a nice comedic touch.The last part dissolves into a generic crime drama that drags this film down and ultimately loses any charm it had at the beginning.Both Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Copper give good performances and the chemistry between them was decent.

Lousy Dialogue - Satnwyck is fine

Delightful is the word for this one. Stanwyck is especially lovely, of course. And PeaceAnarchy's review sums up the rest. BOOGIE!

"Nerds' Night Out". One of the few screwball comedies that still works today. Absolutely hilarious

Barbara Stanwyck delivers another excellent performance with the help of a superb supportig ensemble. The weak point is Gary Cooper, who just kind of looks like he's in a daze for the entire film.

Very illuminating!

The "Drum Boogie" performance with Gene Krupa is one of cinema's great musical moments. Not least because Barbara Stanwyck clearly can't dance (at one point in this rousing song, she just goes and sits on the edge of the stage) yet still manages to put across that electricity only she can generate. Also, it's about slang vs. knowledge. And lust confused with love. Just a charming, essential flick.

A very predictable and formulaic comedy. The gags are mostly okay, but nothing here will make you fall off your chair with laughter. Surprisingly, the best parts are the boogie numbers with Gene Krupa's band, especially the "Match Boogie". I've never cared much for Cooper, but Stanwyck sizzles. Other than that, there's just not much here that's noteworthy. Not a bad way to kill some time, but not a great one either. It's just not that funny, and it drags on for far too long.

Written sharply, but packed from wall to wall with so much slang that it comes off as gimmicky and dated. It's just not very funny.

The sweet and harsh elements don't quite mesh here, but Cooper and Stanwyck are good together, and the film is well-paced, so it works.

A delightful romantic comedy from Hawks. Wilder's script is never laugh-out-loud funny, but brilliantly written and thought out. Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper, as the sassy tomboy and the professor who gets infatuated with her, are both terrific; Cooper's constant pertubation is spot-on. Dana Andrews as a gangster is another favorite in the top-notch cast, and the actors playing the rest of the professors were well-picked, too. Great!

Rather overstretched but fitfully amusing romp inspired by _Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs_.

Lesser comedy from Hawks, with a tired 'hip reinvigorating squares' plot. His trademark snappy dialogue is lacking, particularly dragged down by the dated slang. Cooper's professor is dull, and while the 'Seven Dwarves' professors are sometimes amusing their accents grate. The best thing here is Stanwyck. Like most of Hawk's leading ladies she's smart, capable and funny. Despite her appeal the romance feels contrived, Cooper dousing any of the sparks she creates. Flawed, but not without charm