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Pretty Good

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

The core messages of this film is simple: (1) relationships that we have with others are key to our happiness and (2) follow your bliss.It is an important film to watch with your children then discuss afterward. It is an important film to watch with your potential spouse then discuss afterward. The values in this film are as more critical today as we face increasing pressure to create the perfect external circumstance for life than they were 80 years ago before the information age.

Wow. Started watching this one time with no expectations. Was delightfully entertained. Written by Frank Capra with some of the Its a Wonderful Life cast. The surprise is that the villain from "Life" is the beloved inspirational character in this one. Positively zany throughout but with a message. Especially liked Donald Meek as Poppins who liked to "invent things". Makes a definitely statement against the "rat race".

I don't believe in following any crowd, getting involved in trends I consider ridiculous, and hanging out with people I consider pretentious or fools. That being said, the eccentric family lead by Lionel Barrymore is by far the wackiest on screen, sometimes a bit too much, but oh how much fun they have. Toss in the staid wealthy Kirby family, secretly trying to buy up all the surrounding family and get them out to put in a smelly factory. Once again in this Frank Capra comedy (based upon a much revived Broadway play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart), Edward Arnold is the heavy, as powerful here as he would be in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" and "Meet John Doe", but not nearly as evil. It's only because he's in a comedy that he's not classified as a villain, and to lighten his load (as only he can), Arnold shows a sly amusement to the surroundings he's thrust into when he shows up on the wrong night with wife Mary Forbes and some James Stewart, who just happens to be engaged to Barrymore's granddaughter (Jean Arthur).Several normally "straight" actors get to show off their comedic side, having a ball, but oh what a silly bunch of funny entertainers there are, including Spring Byington as Barrymore's playwright daughter (complete with a live paper weight kitten), Ann Miller as Arthur's ballerina sister, Lillian Yarbo and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson as the servants, treated like members of the family, Donald Meek as a wacky inventor and Mischa Auer as a wild Russian lothario. Two of Hollywood's snarkiest character actors (Charles Lane and Clarence Wilson) are foils for Barrymore who get a great comeuppance.While this doesn't have the social messages of Capra's original comedy dramas, it does show the ridiculousness of the elite, whether the snobby Forbes or the power hungry Arnold. Barrymore even gets to take a swing at the IRS (Charles Lane as the exasperated auditor), giving plenty of laughs to a country coming out of the depression. While I don't consider the best film of 1938 (certainly though in the top 10), it is one of the best screwball comedies of the 1930's, and nostalgic and popular enough to still be revived on Broadway as evidenced by a recent hit production with James Earl Jones in the Barrymore role.

A stenographer (Jean Arthur) from a family of free spirits and a bank vice-president (James Stewart) from a wealthy family fall in love. But the different lifestyles of the two families comes between the couple after a crazy night where everything that can go wrong does.A sheer delight from one of the legendary directors of yesteryear. This is the first of three collaborations between Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart. I doubt I have to tell anybody what the other two were since they're well-known classics. Well this one deserves wider praise because it's simply magical. The four leads are all perfect. Stewart and Arthur have amazing chemistry that they would repeat the following year in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But perhaps the real stars of the show are Edward Arnold and Lionel Barrymore as the respective patriarchs of the two families. Two immensely talented actors that never gave a bad performance (that I've seen). You always get your money and time's worth with these two. As with Stewart and Arthur, both of these gentlemen would return for future Capra classics. Aside from the four stars, we have great support from Donald Meek, Spring Byington, Samuel S. Hinds, Mischa Auer, a 15 year-old Ann Miller, Halliwell Hobbes, and Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson. Dub Taylor also makes his film debut here. What a cast! It's one of those films, like Sullivan's Travels or Lady for a Day, that just gets better and better each time I see it. The first time I saw it was probably close to twenty years ago. I liked it then but I love it now. This movie leaves a huge smile on my face and I think, unless you're an extreme cynical type, it will do the same for you. It's a warm, uplifting comedy with romance, drama, and lots of little bits for people who like "windows into the past." Just a real treat for anyone who loves getting lost in classic films.