“I don’t suppose you’re in love with me at all, are you?”
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“I think you’re one of the swellest persons I’ve ever known.”
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Beautiful wardrobe, and of course beautiful Rita Hayworth. A staple of Hollywood at the time with her sharp features and unique acting technique. Her style is perfectly highlighted in this film, her talent outshining most of the cast, excluding Gene Kelly of course. This film is flawed in many ways, clearly a perpetuate of anti-career women propaganda, but I still found the musical bits charming.
Many reviews Ive seen on this film talk about the “forgettable” and “bland” songs, but to me I found them delightful and catchy! I especially liked “Poor John” an ear-worm that will be stuck in my head for days. I also thought the accompanying dancing was great too, and this is where Rita really shone. Shes regal but down to earth, charismatic yet aloof. I found this film to encapsulate the best of her.
Some things I didn’t enjoy were the lackluster scenes that dragged on far too long. For example the magazine sequence was cool at first, but began to bore me with how insubstantial it was. I’m of the belief that movies should use every second they have to poetically tell their story, and the seconds wasted bring down everything about them.
I think people go into this film with much too high expectations, and given the cast I couldn’t expect anything different. I think that if people looked past Rita and Gene and their previous works though, they would enjoy this so much more. As a newly introduced old Hollywood fangirl I found a lot to like here, but as my vintage film journey continues we will see how it goes, and if my changing opinions will make me like this film better, worse, or neither!
“I don’t suppose you’re in love with me at all, are you?”
ꨄ
“I think you’re one of the swellest persons I’ve ever known.”
──── ୨୧ ────
Beautiful wardrobe, and of course beautiful Rita Hayworth. A staple of Hollywood at the time with her sharp features and unique acting technique. Her style is perfectly highlighted in this film, her talent outshining most of the cast, excluding Gene Kelly of course. This film is flawed in many ways, clearly a perpetuate of anti-career women propaganda, but I still found the musical bits charming.
Many reviews Ive seen on this film talk about the “forgettable” and “bland” songs, but to me I found them delightful and catchy! I especially liked “Poor John” an ear-worm that will be stuck in my head for days. I also thought the accompanying dancing was great too, and this is where Rita really shone. Shes regal but down to earth, charismatic yet aloof. I found this film to encapsulate the best of her.
Some things I didn’t enjoy were the lackluster scenes that dragged on far too long. For example the magazine sequence was cool at first, but began to bore me with how insubstantial it was. I’m of the belief that movies should use every second they have to poetically tell their story, and the seconds wasted bring down everything about them.
I think people go into this film with much too high expectations, and given the cast I couldn’t expect anything different. I think that if people looked past Rita and Gene and their previous works though, they would enjoy this so much more. As a newly introduced old Hollywood fangirl I found a lot to like here, but as my vintage film journey continues we will see how it goes, and if my changing opinions will make me like this film better, worse, or neither!
