I like the rapid fire wit, the screwball relief, the sudden sharp turns into darkness. The film is constantly contrasting glossy Hollywood with depression era reality. What I loved the most is Veronica Lake. She doesn't get to coast on her golden looks. She delivers every droll line perfectly and radiates a weary charisma that makes you wanna hold her. She's kind of a loser and that's beautiful.

Veronica Lake is exquisitely beautiful :)

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A difficult-to-criticize film. The premise is interesting, but Sullivan doesn't seem to take it that seriously--of course, the film is almost a lecture about how it's okay not to be serious. The film doesn't take its own premise seriously either, until it suddenly does with a couple of shockingly violent incidents. Still, the leads are charming and the dialogue is nice and snappy. The humor tends to be over the top, but it's quite funny sometimes.

A funny and yet profound movie. The way it shifts tone two thirds of the way through is unprecedented--and completely successful. One of our best American films.

Marvellously sustained tragi-comedy which ranges from pratfalls to the chain gang and never loses its grip or balance.

"If ever there was a plot needing a twist."

Lovely interplay between McCrea and Lake, and some good setpieces. Surprisingly moving at the end.

The shift in tone is rather jarring and awkwardly handled, but so ballsy for what is ostensibly a light comedy that I nonetheless dig it. It's also a nice wake-up call for Sullivan and audiences alike, who were prepared to experience poverty superficially and are forced to deal with something much harsher. I'll admit that the picture-show scene in the church is rather over-the-top and, at best, misguided. It'd be nice if the movie followed through, instead of ending up right where you'd expect.

Nice Movie

Frighteningly prescient - enough to sometimes blunt the effect of its comedy. So it's a modernist meta-movie - with its own unfunny, hypocritical message - in Classic Hollywood comedy drag. But you should still see it if movies are your game.

Quite a portion of Sturges' intelligence is on display here, but not so much of his wit. The decision to drop the comedy in the third act in favour of second-rate melodramatics not only largely backfires, but results in thematic confusion. There are even remarkable elements here, such as the performance of "Let My People Go," but overall there is just too much hokiness and not enough hilarity. The messages being delivered by Sturges are fine, but the delivery is disappointingly heavy-handed.

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The slapstick comedy bits fall flat at times and there are a few questionable plot conveniences, but for the most part it's pretty funny and intelligent, and the concept is great.

A huge influence on pretty much every serious comedic filmmaker, and perhaps a number of the not-so-serious ones.

This was a pleasant surprise. Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake are wonderful together. Preston Sturges' direction and screenplay are great. I will be checking out more of his films.

Slightly incoherent, but there's enough genius on display here to make me ignore that.

The attempts at humor are so jarringly unfunny in a dated slapstick sort of way that they really do detract from the film. However, the final act of the film is so tremendously dark and strange compared to the first 70 minutes that I couldn't help but be entranced.

It's fine, enjoyable enough, but actually probably my least favorite of Preston Sturges' mostly brilliant screwballs.

Part screwball romance, part committed social commentary, without any moralizing or sermonizing; the trademark Sturges lightness of touch very much in evidence. Probably his best movie.