NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Hot 888 Mama . . . by "Bad Karma" stemming from a cursed chess set, MGM movie studio tells theater goers during THE WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER, released while the final outcome of WWII was still in doubt. Much of this story revolves around U.S. First Lady Dolly Madison's board game, looted from our White House before British arsonists torch the place during their invasion of the USA in the 1800s. (Now, with the notorious British "Brexit" vote producing a record 1200-point drop of the New York Stock Exchange Feb. 5, 2018, it's clear that the wall from Key West to the tip of Maine on America's East Coast MUST be at least twice as high as that wall to the south!) Though Col. Forsythe goes through the motions of repatriating Dolly's Game of Kings toward the end of this flick, Wikipedia reports that it was sent back with missing rooks. Tensions between the USA and England are higher now than they have been since Dolly was baking her Lady Fingers in the White House ovens, which is the main reason that the hands of the "Doomsday Clock" were recently moved forward to 11:59 PM (Greenwich Standard Time). The big takeway from THW WHITE CLIFFS OF DOVER is for America to keep her eagle eye upon this so-called "United Kingdom" in order to insure that we never get rooked again!

nikolasaelg I am only giving a 5 due to the performance of Irene. But yet again through the years the projection of America as all there is to this world is ridiculous. As if any Scot or Englishman would actually accept the words mentioned in the film. Disgusting. On the other hand its more of a romance novel than a war movie as war is like a sidewalk into this film. The story line overall is nice but it should be filmed in a difference scene than use the theme of war to input this romance story. presenting the power of actors and words in the art of cinema is one thing, but using it as political brainwashing a propaganda is another. As a scene from the film America is a circus just like the band marches when war is announced by them.

dglink "The White Cliffs of Dover," even the title reeks of warmth, home, longing. A book-ended story of an American woman reflecting on her life in England; rich velvety cinematography of lush comfortable interiors; friendly familiar faces from countless films viewed over a lifetime; a sentimental tale of love, duty, and loss. Clarence Brown's 1944 dramatization of Alice Duer Miller's poem has the makings of an unforgettable classic for rainy afternoons, cuddled under a blanket on the sofa, and much of the film fulfills that cherished goal.Unfortunately, some dated clutter spoils the show. A voice-over narration reads passages from the poem and quickly wears thin. The stereotypes that contrast brash, over-confident Americans with duty-bound, class-conscious English are tiresome and should be relegated to the dustbin. The overt World War II propaganda is strident, although by fade out, viewers may be ready to rush out and buy war bonds. If Brown could have produced a director's cut that eliminated the now-dated messages and focused on the compelling family saga, an engrossing movie would have emerged. Such annoying episodes as the unexplained visit of two young Hitler Youth, the bizarre assumption that French villagers know the English lyrics to the Star Spangled Banner, and the myth that only American marching bands were sent overseas should have been relegated to the cutting room floor when the war ended. "Important Message" is written in capital letters throughout, and the message obscures a warm decent story.The ever-dependable Irene Dunne is the young American woman who arrives in England for an intended two-week stay and remains for a lifetime. As in fairy tales, Dunne meets and marries a handsome wealthy aristocrat and expects to live happily ever after, but two world wars intervene. MGM brought out the studio's finest supporting players to populate the cast: C. Aubrey Smith, Dame May Witty, Frank Morgan, Gladys Cooper. The film's glittering assemblage also included some of MGM's brightest young contract players: Van Johnson, Peter Lawford, Tom Drake, June Lockhart, Roddy McDowall, and the already enchanting Elizabeth Taylor. In short, "The White Cliffs of Dover" had everything, except a sense of subtlety in its wartime propaganda. Despite the lapse, the movie remains worthwhile and generally entertaining, although repeat viewings could be tough going.

Jimmy L. An American woman's two-week trip to England becomes a lifetime stay as she marries a British baron. This drama follows the woman through thirty years in England, spanning two world wars. It touches upon the U.S.-U.K. dynamic and has a bit of romance in it, but ultimately it becomes about war.The voice-over poetry came across as cheesy to me and the film ends with a dash of WWII propaganda. A lot of the film is about how Americans and Englishmen don't always see eye-to-eye, but England depends on the aid of its American brethren to defeat the evils of the world (not once, but twice).Irene Dunne plays the woman, with Frank Morgan as her father and Alan Marshal as her beau. Dunne is fine in this purely dramatic role. I also thought it was odd that she was playing a character named Dunn. Be sure to watch out for a 15-year-old Roddy McDowell and a 12-year-old Elizabeth Taylor toward the end.While the film seemed decent enough, if unspectacular, I think the poetry took a little away from it. And it seemed a bit too much like a "chick movie" for my personal tastes.6.5/10