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Touching Movie!

posted 16 years ago by gulhatt
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I saw this little gem yesterday. It's the first and only Preston Sturges film I have seen so far, and oh my god what a movie. The story is really heartwarming, and though it not ends entierly happy, you'll get that warm feeling inside you. Muriel Angelus is simply wonderful and I wish she could be married to me.
I was always afraid that there was going to be a big shock of sentimentality at the end of the picture. But Sturges really knew how to end a script sweet, but with a flavour of seriousness that gets you thinking.

Can't wait to see his more praised movies like "Sullivan's Travels" and "The Lady Eve"

[–] dvbar1 16 years ago

Same situations, same sentiments. Looking forward to more from Mr. Sturges.

[–] sbourque-1 16 years ago

I've just recently started watching the films of Preston Sturges and - wow! What smart, funny writing. I watched "The Great McGinty" and I had the exact same reaction to Muriel Angelus, I wish she was married to me. The first film of Sturges I saw was "Sullivan's Travels," which I really enjoyed, but my favorite so far was "The Lady Eve." You have to see it for Barbara Stanwyck's performance alone. I also recommend, although not as highly as the other 3 I mentioned, "The Miracle at Morgan Creek." Pretty racy for when it was made.

[–] Catfishbunter 15 years ago

I thought the movie was great, but the ending felt a little empty to me. It would have been nice to see McGinty's family follow him out of the country. But I guess that would have made it no different than any of 1,000 other movies. Still, it was rather a sad ending, and unexpected.

[–] franzkabuki 9 years ago

I thought the ending's the best - instead of dishing out a conventional happy family reunion McGinty and The Boss just engage in yet another brawl in some dirty watering hole. Brilliant.

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