Invaderbank
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Payno
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Paynbob
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
vincentlynch-moonoi
"It Happened One Night" is one of the great films of American cinema...which I thoroughly disliked the couple of times I tried to watch it. I'm not sure why. I very much like both Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert.Tonight I discovered "You Can't Run Away From It", a musical remake of "It Happened One Night". I can't say I'm thrilled with it, either, although I like it more than the original.First off, making it a musical. Really? And, the songs here are marginal. Not BAD, but nothing memorable.Second, the stars. June Allyson plays June Allyson. Jack Lemmon plays Jack Lemmon, which is fine. I enjoy them both and it works for them; pretty good screen chemistry.Third, the supporting cast. It's not that it's a great supporting cast, but it is an interesting one. Charles Bickford, Jim Backus, Stubby Kaye, Jack Albertson, Henny Youngman, and Howard McNear (the barber from Andy Girffith's show) are among those present. Oddball casting, but interesting.June Allyson's dance number at the farm is fantastic, although it makes no sense at all.One downer is the number of things from the original film that they directly copied. Personally, I think it was a mistake, and would have been better had they developed their own memorable traits.Pretty good, but nothing more.
jjnxn-1
Pale imitation of It Happened One Night fails to capture the magic of the original, a fools errand to attempt in the first place, but is pleasant enough. One of the problems is that Jack Lemmon and June Allyson share little chemistry, a vital component to the first film or any romantic comedy. Another is that June, 39 when this was made, while still very attractive is a bit mature to be convincing as a madcap runaway heiress. Debbie Reynolds, who was in her mid-twenties at the time would have been a better fit. Scenes that crackled in the first just move the story along in this from place to place. Full of forgettable music which adds nothing to the original tale and a the high gloss look that was a signature of 50's cinema. Well made but lacking the Capra touch.
jpickerel
Here is a remake of "It Happened One Night", the Oscar winner for Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. Now, it's OK to remake a bad movie; you just may improve it. But never try to improve on a great film! I've been a Jack Lemmon fan for many, many years and often wondered if he'd ever made any really bad films. This picture gave me the answer, although I can't say that Lemmon gives a bad performance. He's just not Clark Gable, and shouldn't have tried to be. Miss Allyson is Miss Allyson, no matter what role she plays, and just doesn't carry this one off. To make matters worse, they made a sort of musical out of it. The songs are not memorable, nor do they fit. Their presence is something like a bump in a carpet. They just shouldn't be there. Honestly, if you're a June Allyson fan, you may find this effort amusing, otherwise, I wouldn't waste my time.
LIND77777-1
For fans of "It Happened One Night," it's fun to see how they remade it in the 50's, in Technicolor, and as a quasi-musical.The young Jack Lemmon is a delight to see, and it would have been stupid to try to follow Clark Gable's act--no one could.The oddball casting has June Allyson playing the Claudette Colbert role, but since June was producer/director Dick Powell's wife, it's comprehensible. June had a lot of appeal in many of her roles, but sexy she wasn't; she was more the girl next door, or the long-suffering, proper wife. Here, playing a post-debutante, June was, in real life, pushing 40. The supposedly sexy scenes had that sanitized 50's feel to them, and the chemistry between the two stars was minimal.But June makes the movie in the scene where they sleep in a field, as she sings & dances to a scarecrow, with moves that would have done Donald O'Connor proud. Such energy & wit, paired with her funny, froggy voice, are a delight. Who knew she had all this talent hidden away?There's a lot to enjoy, even though, like nearly all remakes, it falls a bit short.
