Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

"Love Happy" has been classified as a Marx Brothers movie. Well, I guess it is, considering Harpo, Chico, and Groucho all appear in it. But most of the focus is on Harpo - Chico and Groucho have very small parts, which possibly explains why Chico and Groucho don't seem to be going all out in most of their limited scenes. Harpo, on the other hand, does go all out; he's in fine form, though his enthusiasm may be because he also wrote the movie's story. With that in mind, and that the legendary Frank Tashlin was one of the writers of the finished screenplay, one would probably expect the movie to be pretty funny. There are some chuckles spread throughout, and the movie does move from scene to scene pretty quickly that ALMOST hides the fact that there isn't a terrible amount of plot. Still, it's a far cry from the brothers' movies from the previous decade. While Groucho's disowning of the movie upon seeing it may have been a somewhat harsh reaction, I would only recommend the movie to serious Marx Brothers fans. But I'll admit it's a lot better than the brothers' last movie collaboration, "The Story Of Mankind".

This film marked the finale for the Marx Brothers glorious career in movies. Of course, "Love Happy" does not compare with their classic work which was much wittier than what comes out here. It almost appears the movie was a vehicle for Harpo Marx more than a collaboration of the trio that made us laugh.The plot is paper thin, but there are moments that work, like the chase sequence at the end and the "Kleptomaniacs" performance by Harpo as the film begins. Groucho is only seen as an afterthought. Chico Marx has nothing to do in the film. The lovely Ilona Massey adds a sinister tone to the comedy, with her Madame Egilichi, who is after the Romanoff diamond necklace that has been smuggled in a can of sardines.As directed by David Miller, with an uncredited help by Leo McCarey. The production shows it might have had problems, which probably means that Mr. McCarey came to make the film more appealing to audiences. The same can be said about the screenplay by Frank Tashlin and Marc Bedoff, as an uncredited Ben Hecht was brought in to help with the project.The cast shows two surprises. Raymond Burr is seen in one of the many heavy types he played at the start of his days in Hollywood. Marilyn Monroe is ravishingly fresh and fun as an aspiring actress. Vera Ellen, Eric Blore, Marion Hutton, Melville Cooper and Paul Valentine have featured roles.In spite of all its flaws, "Love Happy" is a must see for all Marx Brothers fans.

Alas, a last attempt to capture the unobtainable antics of the Marx Brothers via the 1930s. Unfortunately, this was 1949. The jokes were old, the bits weren't funny, Marilyn Monroe makes her film debut and still nothing ever happens. The film was basically a vehicle to give Chico (Leonard Marx) another payday. Groucho's bits were obvious edits to cover the weak story Chico and Harpo were trying to cover. Groucho went on to become a radio and TV star with "You Bet Your Life." Harpo retired, happily married with four adopted kids (one for each window of his house). Chico, the eldest of the Marx Brothers, died in 1961. Besides some sloppy TV and film editing of individual performances (i.e. GE Theatre: The Incredible Jewell Robbery, The Story of Mankind)) this was the the LAST Marx Brothers movie. A shadow, a curio, gives you a smile, but you end up wanting to spend better "days" and "nights" with the Brothers.

Unfortunately, this movie was my first Marx Brothers movie. (I saw it in December 1977.) It really isn't a good introduction to the comic mayhem of the Marx Brothers because it was never intended to be a Marx Brothers movie in the first place! It was originally a Harpo Marx movie. But Chico had some debts to pay so he was worked into the script. Since you cannot have Harpo and Chico without Groucho, Groucho was also added to the script. Groucho didn't have that much of a part. But Groucho was so unique that he could generate laughs by saying anything! "Love Happy" was the movie that marked the end of the Marx Brothers as a single comedy act. (It would also be the movie that started Marilyn Monroe's career.) The movie was very entertaining and it provided more than enough comedy and laughs to qualify as a good comedy. Harpo was great, doing what he was best as doing. The chase was a riot.For those who were saddened over this movie being the end of the Marx Brothers as a comedy act, this movie also marked the beginning of the Marx Brothers as individuals who would each enjoy his own level of success with Groucho being the most successful with his TV show "You Bet Your Life" in the 1950s and a comeback in the 1970s, touring the country.After "Love Happy", Harpo would make 9 appearances plus 15 as himself. Chico would make 6 appearances plus 7 as himself. and Groucho would make 13 appearances plus 29 as himself and he would also enjoy success as a writer and one shot as director. That's not bad.The real tragedy was the 3 Stooges' "Kook's Tour" which really marked the end of the 3 Stooges as an act by featuring them in retirement. "Kooks' Tour" was cut short by Larry's stroke and it marked the end of the 3 Stooges (except for a few personal appearances by Moe as a member of the audience in the 1973 movie "Dr. Death Seeker of Souls" and as himself on "The Mike Douglas Show".)