Greenes
Please don't spend money on this.
TrueHello
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
Usamah Harvey
The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
sbelmount1
I am a huge Lucy fan.. but I don't know if I'd be if this was my only exposure to her world. We should remember Desi and Lucille's marriage was ending and they were fulfilling obligations to such sponsors as Westinghouse and Ford among others. They had a crew under contract.. So.. I think they did well under these circumstances .. and a main ingredient was missing... writer/producer Jess Oppenheimer.. but some GOOD moments still exist.. Lucy and Ann Sothern in jail... Lucy racing a Quarter Horse... Red Skelton and Lucy singing/pantomiming.... Mildred(Milton) Berle coming down the stairs.. Fred Mertz and Betty Grable... the car race/chase with Fred McMurray..and of course Tallulah Dahling.. So yeah.. it can be a fun romp.. but don't expect everyone to be a gem!
scholara2
This shows what a hard act "I Love Lucy" is to follow. I caught some of the episodes by happenstance, since they are so rarely shown.The best way I can describe "We Love Lucy" is a tire with all of the air let out; flat. The cast looked to me like they were on their last leg. They seemed to go thru the motions, but with none of the enthusiasm they had on the original show. IMO, the celebrity guest stars didn't help.This was especially true of Lucy and Desi. From what I read in the book "Desilu", the flatness of the show can be partly attributed to their marriage problems, which kept on spilling over on the set, no doubt causing a sour atmosphere.Nowhere was the tension more evident than in the final episode with Ernie Kovacs, in which neither Lucy nor Desi looked at all happy, and which was confirmed by Kovacs' wife, who sang in that episode.Another curious thing is how Lucy's voice became hoarse (and stayed that way for the rest of her life) in the "We Love Lucy" shows.
Brett Walter
These episodes, like "I Love Lucy" were priceless. But what I think made these stand out, were its guest stars. The best episode was "The Celebrity Next Door" with guest star Tallulah Bankhead. The scene where Lucy tries to make Tallualh look bad on stage is timeless. Another great episode was the one with Fred MacMurray, where the Richardos and Mertzes join MacMurray on a uranium hunt in Nevada. This show is a must see for any Lucy fan!
SkippyDevereaux
The best episode of the entire series was the one with Tallulah Bankhead, as for once, Lucille Ball had a co-star and a female one at that who could match her toe-to-toe in everything. If Lucy dished it out, Tallulah dished it right back and then some. I don't know if it was scripted or not, but in one scene, it looked as if Lucy could have killed Tallulah just by her looks alone!!It was the scene where Tallulah says.."when Miss Bankhead is bored, Miss Bankhead will tell you"--the reaction shot of Lucy was priceless!! The other episodes were passable, but this particular one is the stand-out.
