CommentsXp Best movie ever!

TeenzTen An action-packed slog

pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

perun6 The Rosalind Russell performance of this character was terrific, and I'm sure Angela Lansbury would have been wonderful on screen reprising the role she did so successfully on stage. But, I still think Lucille Ball did a great job as Mame! As for her froggy singing, that's what happens to people's voices when they smoke and drink to enough to have hangovers as the Mame character actually did during the story. OK, maybe she's too old to play Mame, so what??? This isn't a story about rainbows and unicorns, it's a story about a great lady who lived her life to the fullest. I just watched it for the first time, and one thing that popped out was that Beauregard....Burnside lived in Tara, Scarlet O'Hara's home. My opinions aside, did everyone else miss this or is this film so universally reviled that nobody else cares to point out a positive shout out for a southern icon?

Frankster200277 This film should really be classified as a Comedy musical as that's what it is! I died laughing in so many scenes. There was perfect comedic timing by Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, and Jane Connell. There are many serious parts but I feel that the humor dominates and makes this a lighthearted, funny musical. The songs are great and range from funny and fun to serious. If you like older comedy, definitely see this.

skie763 1 out of 10. Too bad you don't accept fractions. In my opinion there was no reason to make this awful film. I angered me so just to watch it! That had never happened to me while watching any other film. I know I kept comparing it to the amazing,brilliant,wonderful Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell while watching it but that's the point. Changing some of the brilliant dialog is one thing. But what about just a little character development? One minute Robert Preston is skiing and the next he is dead! They change the part of Peggy to some boring scullery maid with a horrible fake Irish accent. Patrick does not even know shes in the same room and in the next scene they are married! The character of Gooch was completely ruined. There was no reason to turn her in to an unmarried slut And what was with that horrifying kid at the end? They change his name from Michael to Peter??? Why??? He was so bad...and had such an annoying voice i wanted to kick my television. This had so much potential but was done so poorly. There was no reason for the lousy changes,poor character development and some of the funniest moments eliminated. Yes I know it's a different version being a musical and all but it still made me throw up.

wes-connors "You're invited to party hearty - and in fabulous style - with this lavish 1974 screen version of the beloved Broadway musical. Lucille Ball brings star sparkle to the title role, a high-living grande dame who's outlandishly eccentric and, when suddenly faced with raising an orphaned nephew, fiercely loving. Veterans of the New York stage original join her: Beatrice Arthur as best friend 'Vera', Jane Connell as prim governess 'Agnes', choreographer Onna White, and director Gene Saks. As Mame's husband 'Beauregard', Robert Preston sings 'Loving You', written specially for the film. Jerry Herman's songs, from 'It's Today' to 'We Need a Little Christmas' to 'If He Walked Into My Life', rank among the best show tunes ever. For a grand time, bring home 'Mame'," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis.Let's try to be kind, since Lucy's "Mame" is all too obvious in its faults. After about an hour - if you can stay tuned (if not, fast forward to the coach arrival of Ms. Ball and Mr. Preston at his southern plantation), the film gets better. Ball hilariously meets Preston's family while impersonating "Scarlet O'Hara", goes fox-trotting on the horse "Lightning Rod", and participates in the film's best musical production number. The choreography and performance of the title song "Mame" is breezy and breathtaking; and, it serves as a sweet tribute to Ball, in her last feature film. These mid-movie sequences give the film a lift, and the next hour of the film is more enjoyable than the first. Still, there's no getting around the fact that the miscasting of Ball in the title role was a fatal flaw. Now, with Mae West as "Vera" and Desi Arnaz as "Beauregard", it might have worked… **** Mame (3/7/74) Gene Saks ~ Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur, Robert Preston