another laugh riot from Preston Sturges.
The funniest war film ever made. And the most inspiring film about Marines I've ever seen.
Seriously, ridiculously, laugh-out-loud funny.
You want plot twists, there are plot flips and flops and flips again.
You want heart-warming, there's love, compassion, honesty, humility, courage, triumph over evil, and the love of a mother.
You want humor, it's written and directed by Preston Sturges. There's physical comedy, dramatic irony, slapstick, witticisms, ridiculous characters and lovable characters.
It's great! They sure don't make 'em like this anymore and it's a damn shame. But then again, this movie is so great, there's no need to make another.
Yeah, I know the acting is wooden and the love interest has a botoxed expression, inexplicably well before the procedure was invented. But so many of the other characters are so wonderfully ridiculous, like the mayor, the guy in charge of all of the parades and events, the mother-loving marine, and best of all (as always) the Sarge! (William Demarest, best known as Charley from My Three Sons)
