Gene Kelly (1912–1996)

Three sailors have 24 hours of shore leave in New York.

3/4 (Good).

There are so many ways this premise could have gone horribly wrong, it's pretty impressive that every character is consistently likable throughout the entire movie. You couldn't have a more wholesome movie about a bunch of horny people.

A pair of silent movie stars make the transition to talkies.

My wife and I had been dreading watching this movie. Turns out it's one of the best movies from the 1950s that we've seen. They don't take it for granted that singing and dancing is entertaining in itself. It's funny, and the dancing is delightful and impressive, incorporating a lot of Vaudeville-style gags. All that's missing is the Muppets. I guess I should give Hollywood musicals a chance, and stop judging them based on stage show more musicals and bad Disney movies.

Concept: D
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: A
Cinematography: B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: A

Enjoyment: A

GPA: 2.8/4

(Jul. 2012) show less

C+ (Okay).

A matchmaker arranges chaos. If there were an edit of this with the musical numbers cut, it would probably be one of my favorite movies. As it is, it's nearly unwatchable.

(Mar. 2024)

Pure deligt. The songs, the dances, the plot. The costumes has more to do with the fifties than with the twenties. But, why care about that? This movie puts you in a very good mood.