Maidexpl
Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast
Lucia Ayala
It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
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.
Haven Kaycee
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
vincentlynch-moonoi
The first four Road pictures -- Singapore (1940), Zanzibar (1941); Morocco (1942), and Utopia (1946) -- were, IMHO, by far the best. The last two (Bali and Hong Kong; 1952 and 1962) definitely were running out of steam...but were still enjoyable. "The Road To Rio" was right there in the middle...not great, but really good.Scat Sweeney and Hot Lips Barton, both out-of-work musicians, head for Louisiana and through their bumbling cause a fire at a circus. They escape a mob by stowing away on board a ship bound for Rio de Janeiro. Of course, they run into Dorothy Lamour (Lucia), who seems to have a split personality, but is actually being controlled by the hypnosis by her sleazy guardian, played deliciously by Gale Sondergaard. It's up to the boys to save Lucia from marrying Sondergaard's brother. Along the way, the boys gain the help of the Wiere Brothers, who were pretty funny guys who never seemed to make it big in movies. And then there's a cameo by Bob Hope's frequent sidekick -- Jerry Colonna -- which goes nowhere...but that's the gag. Hope and Crosby had a chemistry together that has rarely been matched in Hollywood history, and it shows here. The version I just viewed was the Kino Lorber Blu_Ray restoration, and the color in great with only occasional graininess making it slightly less than perfect. Recommended.
Kirpianuscus
Dorothy Lamour, Bob Hope,Bing Crosby. and an old fashion musical in clothes of commedy. seductive, exotic, nice, hilarious, romantic and slice of an age of Hollywood in which the entertainment was more than a superficial duty. sure, for our time, clear expression of naivety. but the truth remains in the "Road to Rio" area. one of motifs - it has an easy but smart story, the Wiere Brothers in adorable performances and, sure, Gale Sondergaard as the perfect evil woman from a glorious tradition. so, just "Road to Rio".
edwagreen
Perhaps, that's what this film needed, more Portuguese being spoken. As is, it left a lot to be desired.Bob Hope and Bing Crosby are caught up in their all too familiar antics, this time fleeing to Brazil, after they've been accused of starting an accidental fire in a circus.Meeting up with Dorothy Lamour is the worst thing that could happen to the guys since she is being victimized by her guardian to wed the latter's brother so as to swindle her fortune.Gale Sondergaard is up to her usual sinister ways in this one. Even the Andrews Sisters show up on board the boat in this one to sing a song with Bing.
Michael O'Keefe
Fifth of the Hope and Crosby 'road shows'. Not wacky, just straight comedy as Hot Lips Barton(Hope)and Scat Sweeney(Crosby)flee from Oklahoma and Texas avoiding matrimony. After burning down a tent show, the boys stow away on a ocean liner headed to Rio. Aboard ship, the song and dance duo fall for the luscious Lucia(Dorothy Lamour), who runs hot and cold, because she is being hypnotized by her evil aunt(Gale Sondergard)trying to force her into an arranged marriage. Songs written by the team of Johnny Burke-Jimmy Van Heusen are entertaining; the best being "But Beautiful" by Crosby and "Experience" by Miss Lamour along with Hope's bubble blowing trumpet. The cast also features: Frank Faylen, George Meeker and the Andrews Sisters.
