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by M.S. , Jul 28 '00
Pros: This, Sturges' best, is one of cinema's great comedic works and a masterpiece in nearly all respects.
Cons: The film carries on a minute or so too long and early hints of racism are troubling.
When reviewing a film as brilliantly constructed and deeply entertaining as The Palm Beach Story, it's hard to know just where to start.
Do you tip your hat to the uniformly wonderful performers?
Do you pay tribute to the...
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by SKAD13  - Top 1000, Jun 01 '00
Pros: great actors, acres of quotable dialogue
Cons: are you kidding??
Writer-director Preston Sturges's The Palm Beach Story (1942) posits that people are so unused to good fortune that when it's dropped right into their laps, they have no idea what to do with it. And those people include the movie's audience.
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by BrianKoller - Top 50, Mar 07 '00
Pros: cast, script, direction, often hilarious
Cons: exaggerated characters, sometimes too silly
One of a series of successful Paramount comedies written and directed by Preston Sturges, "The Palm Beach Story" is funny and entertaining throughout. The depiction of the wealthy as eccentric and generous doesn't always ring true, and...
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