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Standout production about three inseperable Army buddies with big plans who on their last drunken night together after World War II vow to reunite ten years later…and can’t stand each other when they do.
This really is an overlooked diamond which deserves among all others the DVD treatment for its wonderful use of 2:35:1. There is one scene which particularly suffers from the pan and scan - the musical number in which the three pals sing and dance on a tri-split screen (each thinking the same thing about the others - `Once Upon A Time I Had Two Friends…’ is the song). Compositions are great all around, though. Jazzy, upbeat musical numbers and some of the greatest dance steps Gene Kelly ever pulled off (the stellar one on the roller skates `I Like Myself’ which is seen briefly by Jean Reno in THE PROFESSIONAL, and a great set in the beginning where the GI’s tap dance with trash can lids on their feet are particularly amazing). Cyd Charrise kicks it up with a gym full of pugs in `Baby, You Knock Me Out’ and Dolores Grey for my money gives the best performance in the awesome `Thanks A Lot But No Thanks,’ alternately dynamiting and gunning down her suitors…it cracks me up every time.
And the story is smart and sweet too, touching on the endurance of real friendship, the benefit of hindsight, and the healing effects of true love. Granted, like a good horse it tends to sag a little in the middle, but it comes back kicking in the end. This one is a real classic. I love it too much to give it less than four stars, but it loses one for the pan and scan.
Besides Singin’ in the Rain and 7 Brides for 7 Brothers (which always get good reviews), this is a forgotten gem. I like the movie because there is some cynicism in the characters that make their transformations that much more memorable. If you don’t know the basic story line, it’s about 3 guys who were the BEST of friends as war buddies, decide to meet years later, and have realized that through the passage of time…now they HATE each other. Of course, it’s an MGM musical, so you should know how the ending turns out.
Gene Kelly proves again that he’s not only a great dancer, but a great actor, although I do believe like the other reviews that Dan Dailey does the best acting job. Michael Kidd does a good job being the simplest of the three. And don’t forget the ladies, especially Cyd Charisse–I don’t think she ever does anything wrong.
2 musical sequences stand out– one is when the 3 main characters are in 3 different locations and start singing a song and the dance choreography is the same for all of them–you see 3 different screens (so they are obviously in 3 different settings) which I think was unique in the 1950’s. Just an amazing sequence that makes you realize why movies are great. And the 2nd is the Gene Kelly roller skating sequence, which I feel has a bigger emotional lift considering the circumstances in the movie than his “singin’ in the rain” bit of the movie of the same title. The movie’s not as good as “singin’ in the rain” , but if you’re looking for some great musicals that they don’t make anymore, I think you’ll enjoy the flick.
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