Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Chirphymium It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

davidallen-84122 For those critics who seem to resent the "classic" tag that accompanies "Genevieve",I feel it's important to consider just how popular this film was at the time of it's release. At the age of seven, I was already in love with motion pictures;both British and American.Such was the impact and popularity of "Genevieve" down here in Auckland,N.Z. that it was screened in two inner city cinemas simultaneously.Not bad when you consider our small population in 1954. Everyone went to see this film.Personally,I love it and still return to the DVD on a regular basis. What still stands out for me is the casting;all four leads being very polished and most attractive.Even at the age of seven,I fell in love with Dinah Sheridan and was always sorry that her husband talked her into an early retirement. This charming "classic" will continue to give me endless pleasure for as long as I live.

Tweekums I had seen 'Genevieve' on television as a child but since then had only caught bits of it till I decided to watch it again. The first think that surprised me was seeing the date 1953 printed on the DVD... I thought I must have got it confused with another film as I'd recalled it being in fairly good colour; surely a film that old would be black and white... No I had remembered correctly it was in surprisingly good colour for the time! The story follows Alan McKim, a vintage car enthusiast who is taking part in the London to Brighton rally in his 1904 Darracq, 'Genevieve' along with his less than enthusiastic wife Wendy. Also taking part is his friend Ambrose Claverhouse and his guest Rosalind. It is rather surprising that they are friends as nothing pleases them more than seeing the other's car breaking down! Despite various difficulties both cars eventually get to Brighton and after an argument with his wife Alan goes to work on his car; it is here that Ambrose bumps into him and suggests a wager; the first one back to London wins one hundred pounds, a large sun in those days. There race starts well enough but soon they are resorting to dirty tricks to ensure victory; much to the disapproval of the women.This film has a lot going for it; the cast do a good job although the male characters are much less sympathetic than I expected; not only are Alan and Ambrose rude to each other they are rude to their female passengers and even to people who have stopped to help them! Wendy, played by Dinah Sheridan, is the most sympathetic character with her willingness to put up with her husbands obsession and her mischievous sense of humour! The funny moments cause chuckles rather than laughter but were good enough. Fans of old cars should enjoy this of course; even the 'new cars' that feature are sixty years old now... although modern drivers might envy the '50s motorist's empty roads!

Spikeopath Alan & Wendy McKim, Ambrose Claverhouse & Rosalind Peters are two classic car enthusiast couples taking part in the annual London to Brighton car rally. For the return trip the gentlemen enter into a friendly wager to see who can reach Westminster Bridge first, but what started out as friendly rivalry turns into a very intense contest indeed.I think what stands out the most in Genevieve {Genevieve being the name of the McKim's car} is the wonderful screenplay from William Rose. Full of British sensibilities and sexual tension, Genevieve ranks as one of the best British films from the 50s. Both couples seem poles apart but the men are bound by a machismo sensibility, whilst the women are both astutely charming in loyalty with a bullish awareness of the situation. John Gregson, Dinah Sheridan, Kenneth More and Kay Kendall are all excellent in the lead roles, the colour booms out from the screen, and Larry Adler's harmonica backed score is a perfect musical delight.Charming, breezy, and a British comedy classic, Genevieve really is a spiffing film for any day of the week. 9/10

iwprice I just finished watching 'Genevieve' again for the first time in over 30 years, and as usual checked the reviewers' comments here on IMDb. Since my dad was very into old cars and in fact took part in one of the Veteran Car Club's runs at about the time the movie was made, perhaps the following nitpicks may be of interest.1. The cars were VETERAN cars, not 'vintage' as widely asserted. Old cars (in the UK) anyway are classed as "Veteran" if built before 1904, "Edwardian" if built between 1904-1910, and "Vintage" if built between 1910-1930. Pre-WW2 non-mass-produced cars were deemed "Post-vintage thoroughbred", and that was it.2. The annual November event is not a 'race', it's a 'run'. Street racing was and is forbidden, and definitely invalidates auto-insurance coverage. OK the movie plot climaxes in an unofficial race (home to London the next day), but that's moviemaker's license. I loved the disclaimer during the opening titles from the Veteran Car Club saying "Our members would NEVER do anything like that".3. Kay Kendall's character's dog is not a St. Bernard or a Shepherd, it's a Mastiff. A nice one too! 4. I too recognise many of the films locations - most of them nowhere NEAR the Brighton road.5. Those who find the comedy unfunny are clearly no students of human nature, and that is indeed a tragedy.6. My greatest joy in recognising great character actors in supporting roles, was not even Joyce Grenfell as the hotel clerk (when I was a student at what is now Brighton University in the sixties, I digged with landladies just like that), but to see Geoffrey Keen cast as a motorcycle speed cop just astonished me! "Genevieve" is now a cornerstone of my private video collection - just as wonderful as I remember it.