Surprisingly incoherent and boring

Just perfect...

Admirable film.

A lot of fun.

music, West atmosphere, Doris Day and Howard Keel.slice of a period , nice, seductive, crazy, funny.and itself. this is basic point because, in a ocean of musicals, it has its individuality not exactly for story or for songs but for charming manner of Doris Day to create her character. it is a modern fairy tale, fascinating for innocence slices and joy who has it axis. for the spirit of a childish play and for the sweet feminism. maybe, it is far to be memorable but the link between Keel and Doris is so amusing than whole chain becomes, formally, credible. it is a sunshine film and best cure for cloudy days from every windy city.

A good hearted fifties original film musical with Doris Day and Howard Keel in splendid form. The film showcases how good a musical actress Doris Day was before, now derided, her turn as the eternal virgin in a series of sixties comedies. Singing, dancing and upfront acting without a hint of ironic post modernisms, Day convinces you of a rural tomboy called Calamity Jane - hunting, shooting, fighting and singing/dancing - who realises she has to become a proper woman to get a man!! Her energy is infectious and she almost puts Keel into the shade with such a bravura performance. The songs (not too many, they only filled a 10 inch LP!) are memorable, reaching from the boisterous 'Whip, crack away' to the lyrical 'Secret Love' and crashing into the pop charts of the day! The only quibble is that the musical numbers are staged like stage musicals with the performers almost waiting for the applause after finishing singing with a few seconds of looking at the screen doing nothing soaking up the adulation!

Not the most obvious subject for a movie musical, Calamity Jane is one of the best.Decked out with a variety of subplots (the drag artist, the dresser impersonating the star, the ensuing romantic triangle) the main thrust of the film - Calam's gradual progression from scruffy tomboy to feminine woman and proud of it, and her realisation that her heart has always belonged to Hickock - is hardly a story at all, yet informs everything else which happens.All the principals are delightful, but this is Doris Day's film. Her portrayal of Calamity Jane - a role which demands, and gets, overplaying - is a tour de force. Keel is also excellent playing a macho man who can deal with gentle self-deprecation.And above everything else are the songs. The majestic Secret Love dwarfs everything else, even the punchy and pithy Deadwood Stage and Windy City numbers, but my personal favourite is Higher Than A Hawk, one of the most underrated songs from Hollywood's musical heyday.

This film is one of my favourites. It is funny and touching, has great songs and superb performances. The opening song, is probably the most rousing opening song in a musical. The other songs "Windy City", "Secret Love" "Woman's touch" and "Take Me To The Black Hills" are all outstanding and beautifully staged. The costumes and sets were fabulous too. The performances are fantastic.The always lovely Howard Keel is excellent as Wild Bill Hicock; maybe I'm biased because I can never get enough of Keel's wonderful singing voice. The scene where he dressed up as an Indian, cracked me up. But the main strength of the movie is the wonderful Doris Day, and I seriously can't imagine anyone else who can do Calamity better. She put great energy into "Windy City", and "Secret Love" was beautiful. Her change of heart at the end was so believable, and for the songs and Day, watch this musical! 10/10 Bethany Cox