Fluentiama
Perfect cast and a good story
MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Micah Lloyd
Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.
clanciai
There is nothing wrong with this film, and yet it doesn't really get going. The intrigue is too stupid (a couple quarrelling all the time without coming to a decision whether to split or not), the dialogue is insipid, the tempo is too slow, the film is too long about nothing, and you keep longing for the musical dancing scenes, which of course save the film, including Oscar Levant, who is the only one adding some ingenuity to this general awkwardness. Not until Fred and Ginger at last get going in proper classical style and elegance in "They Can't Take That Away From Me" you feel at home with their standard again. This is clearly not their best film, maybe the worst, but it's still worth watching for their and Oscar Levant's sake. Sorry, I can't give it more than 8.
GeoPierpont
Well, looks like good ol' Nostalgia ruled the day on this viewing. I was wowed with their first color installment and mesmerized with the still beautiful Rogers. She was only 38 mind you but don't think she danced much for many years. The crazy shoe dance was fun trying to determine the special effects used and seeing Fred in a skirt was a hoot.I kept waiting for them to dance like they used to, face to face, but Fred held onto that cane for dear life. Could he not lift her anymore for that fabulous lift/twirl that immortalized the couple in "Swing Time" or maybe it was "Top Hat" or ??? Dang can't recall the exact title but you know the routine. However, in the last dance segment he did her a twirl with his back to the camera, a stand-in??? I enjoyed watching Oscar tickle the ivories in the Sabre Dance and Tchaikovsky's B Flat wild renditions. Sadly Dorothy was unavailable for the Wizard Dance but delighted to see my favorite dancers unite in harmony.High recommend for the last hurrah of the greatest duo of the thrillin' thirties musicals.
Spikeopath
The Barkleys of Broadway is directed by Charles Walters and written by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Oscar Levant, Billie Burke, Gale Robbins and Jacques François. Music is by Lennie Hayton and cinematography by Harry Stradling Sr.Fred and Ginger play the Barkleys, a successful husband and wife musical comedy team that seems to thrive on feuding. However, one day it goes too far and a break up appears certain when the wife entertains an offer from Jacques François to become a serious actress.Firsts and lasts here as it was the first film Astaire and Rogers did for MGM, their first in colour, and their last they would make together after reconvening after 10 years - Rogers stepping in when Judy Garland fell to her troubled wayside. The screenplay is pretty thin, serving only as a thin piece of meat to the dance and musical numbers sandwich, but with stand-outs like the wonderful "Shoes with Wings On" and the joyous uplift of 'They Can't Take That Away from Me' to spend time with, it's a film to brighten the darkest of days. 7/10
inhonoredglory
Such a wonderful movie - everything was perfect about it! The dancing was magical, the drama so moving, the music breathtaking (Dig those Oscar Levant pieces! I literally got energized by his rendition of Tchaikovsky). Fred and Ginger were a perfect pair; their love, hate, and teasing were adorable and sharp. The plot kept up with the music, balancing neither too much. Ginger's drama scene almost brought me to tears, even though I didn't understand the language of her speech. And Levant's wise-cracks and truly brilliant talent really left an impression with me. Fred, as always, sparkles with dancing perfection and a few lovely vocal numbers. A beautiful movie all around! As the final Fred/Ginger pairing, it shows that "you can't take (the magic) away" and that these two will never stop dancing in our hearts.
