Wordiezett So much average

SpunkySelfTwitter It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

chaswe-28402 The songs are memorable, and if you listen to the singing you don't need to see the people --- any of them. By which I mean that I've enjoyed listening to the music on a record, but that visually and socially this film is dated, and the cast is ill-adjusted. The plot is also over- extended and silly. In fact, the whole set-up seemed utterly nonsensical and ridiculous. I don't mind looking at Grace Kelly, but I'd seen her act better elsewhere, and she seemed to have something else on her mind. Sinatra can act, but wasn't asked to here. Crosby doesn't really act, he just behaves. Louis Calhern was better here than in Julius Caesar, which isn't saying a lot. John Lund had about the most thankless role imaginable. Whatever the society, Satchelmouth appeared to be highly high. Had he just been touring Europe and Scandinavia ?Cole Porter, however, was an exceptional song-writer. I'd forgotten almost everything about this story, not having seen it for some years. The songs, and the lyrics, although I doubt that rock and roll was exactly jazz, nevertheless kept echoing in my mind. But it was a mistake to re-watch whatever action there was.

kz917-1 This movie hits all the right high notes with Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, and Frank Sinatra starring, singing, & dancing. The icing on the cake is Louis Armstrong musical skills interpreting Cole Porter's soundtrack.The story is a bit of the I think you did something improper the night before our wedding with another man. He said, she said and I think I saw something that I ought not have... Blah, Blah, Blah. But the singing and dancing covers over any irritations.Worth the rental!

HotToastyRag High Society is the musical version of 1940's The Philadelphia Story, originally starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and James Stewart. The problem? The original story isn't any good to begin with! Unfortunately, keeping the plot and adding songs doesn't help it turn into a good movie.In this version, Grace Kelly plays the woman every man falls in love with. She's engaged to John Lund, but her ex-husband Bing Crosby tries to win her back—and to top it all off, reporter Frank Sinatra falls in love with her while writing about her upcoming wedding! The only reason to watch this movie—unless you actually liked the original—is to watch Bing and Frankie sing and act together. In their famous number "Well Did You Evah?", they playfully make fun of each other's singing styles.If you absolutely love Cole Porter, or Grace Kelly or Frankie, I guess you can watch this one. I didn't like it. I didn't like the original. I won't spoil anything, but in both versions, I was rooting for someone who didn't end up with the girl. And when you hate an ending that much—even as famous an ending as this story's—it's hard to like the rest of the movie.

SnoopyStyle C. K. Dexter-Haven (Bing Crosby) invites a band (Louis Armstrong and His Band) to his Newport estate to practice. His neighbor and former love Tracy Lord (Grace Kelly) is getting married to the respectable George Kittredge. She disapproves and broke up with Dexter over his lowly music career. Tabloid Spy Magazine uses scandalous information about her father to blackmail the family to gain access to the wedding. They send Mike Connor (Frank Sinatra) and photographer Liz Imbrie. Tracy decides to fake out the tabloid by switching uncle Willy and her father.The cast is high-powered. Based on The Philadelphia Story, a musical remake is not absolutely necessary. It doesn't have quite the same amount of screwball fun. Grace Kelly may not have the comedic chops to deliver fully on the role. She gives off an air of someone trying to be quirky. Part of it is that her character is a little fake but it does translate into Kelly faking it. She's too high maintenance to be appealing. Crosby and Sinatra have the easy charms. I'm not a big fan of the Cole Porter songs. This has all the fire power in the world but it is not quite as fun.