Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

clanciai This isn't easy for Henry Fonda, being rather backward with a sole life interest in snakes and other reptiles and being the only son of a multi-millionaire of beer, who wants to get him married at any price with whomever, and so he meets with the worst possible death trap for a bachelor, Barbara Stanwyck at her smartest and loveliest, partnering her father in cheating at cards. Charles Coburn is that father and makes the best of it as another father who wants his daughter married at any price with whomever as long as he is rich. This film was entirely made for fun, and there are many irregularities, but it's the fun that counts. Mind all the whistles. They play an important part symbolically and make the finale. Eric Blore is another bloke cheating the heads off of all society and entering just at the right critical moment to save the situation by doubling the trouble, together with Eugene Palette in on of his many exhilarating performances, making the company of merry rogues complete. Everyone dominating the stage here is a cheat with accomplished faked identities and playing for kicks, except poor Henry Fonda, who is totally honest and innocent and is well taken care of and fares the better off for not understanding a thing. His silliness is adorable throughout the film, and his play-acting as this very odd character is a marvel, matching Barbara's resplendent superiority perfectly. No wonder she has to fall for him, while he just follows her in the fall... The music also plays an important part, and even Wagner's Pilgrim Chorus adds solemnly to the comedy at another of the film's multitude of moments of enjoying hypocrisy.One of the most hilarious comedies of all time, and you can see it many times and still enjoy its freshness.

elvircorhodzic THE LADY EVE is a film in which all the beauty and romance can be seen in one scene. Barbara's fingers in Henry's hair. Funny and sexy certainly is, but I think it's just the scene saved movie. Adventurer and impostor on board "cast about" the rolled up and unworldly rich young man who returned from an expedition from Amazon. The story does not offer anything other than a good fun.Barbara Stanwyck as Jean Harrington has done well in different situations. A thief who is both reliable and honest. A vicious seductress who is also very romantic. Digger who does not want money. Honestly, I'm not so keen with her appearance in the film.Henry Fonda as Charles Poncefort Pike He is a very unstable character. At the same time vulnerable and honest. The young man whose lack of love, but hard to get to it. It is hard to watch such a sucker while Eve wrapped him around her little finger.Bringing up Baby is repeated.I wonder if Henry is motivated enough? His character is something like a toy, which entertains and which enjoys a strong female character. After all, she wants him honestly. The film is simple. Romance and fraud in a strong physical comedy. A bit provocative and quite sufficient to the point of market and laugh.

Michael O'Keefe The noted Preston Sturges directs a Mockington Hoffe screenplay based on his own story about a stunningly seductive gold-digger Jean(Barbara Stanwyck)and her conniving father 'Colonel' Harrington(Charles Coburn)poised to pounce on and bam-boozle a wealthy socialite Charles(Henry Fonda). Charles is an affable some what naive heir to a brewery fortune. The young man is not wise to certain ways of the world and Jean is trying every which a way to get her clutches on him. The attractive young lady is smitten, but Charles catches on to her plan to trap him. A well written screwball comedy ensues.Stanwyck is outstanding and at her best. Fonda is no slouch either. A timeless classic that also features: Eugene Palette, Martha O'Driscoll, William Demerest, Melvin Cooper and Eric Blore.

JaydoDre Barbara Stanwyck is one of the hottest ladies to hit the silver screen. On top of that, in this film she is a really interesting strong character unlike the paper thin ladies in distress seen in so many other films of the time. This is very much her movie, just as the title accurately suggests. Most other actors are good too. Charles Coburn plays a father and partner in crime to Barbara's character and he is charming and has chemistry with the girl.It is unfortunately Henry Fonda, the biggest of the names, who is kind of boring at best and annoying at worst. He is given a role of a naive doofus and he plays that role a little too well. calling into question the believability of his given profession as well any chemistry between him and the intelligent lady. It feels from some of the initial dialgoue that the original plan may have been for him to appear as a smart bookworm who is simply awkward with women, but instead he is just dumb. This is not really a comedy where being dumb is more forgivable so this is just not a very interesting character to put in the lead role.And this flaw is one of the problems with the story. It starts strong, but fizzles out, both in terms of interest and excitement. The plot becomes increasingly ridiculous, depending on the stupidity of James Fonda's character for its continuation. Then, towards the end of the film, the two main characters argue (which is in itself a cliché) and the point of contention between them is based on a cultural norm for women that no longer exists, and in fact, was already not realistic at the time this movie was made.The dialogue can be quite witty. You have to be fast enough to catch the good parts. However, eventually it gets romantic or sentimental and that is when the movie becomes a cheap romance novel with lines like "You believe me, don't you" spoken from behind sad puppy eyes.The cinematography is OK, but there is nothing inventive or of particular interest. It is a surprisingly sexual film for a 40's film with a good amount of skin from the main lady, though not enough to make it interesting that way.The makers do something interesting with the music in the later part of the movie to incorporate it into the film, but at all other times it is the usual sappy 40s romantic tunes.Lady Eve is all about its main female character. To a lesser degree it is about the funny supporting characters. However, the story disappoints and the main male character is a drag.