My Sister Eileen (1942) :
Brief Review -
Have fun with the gorgeous Sherwood sisters and a lot of noise and chaos. Ruth McKenney's story was indeed special. She wasn't a celebrity or a VIP, but still, her chaotic life in Greenwich connects with all of us, especially middle-class girls and boys. Her autobiographies inspired a stage play, and then came this cinematic adaptation with two gorgeous actresses, Rosalind Russell and Janet Blair. Russell has been a part of many good comedies before, but her only notable/memorable comedy was "His Girl Friday" (1940). She got a kind of similar role, which was linked to the newspaper again, but this time she was more of a grounded and hardworking girl. Two sisters, one an ambitious writer and another an ambitious actress, shift to New York to have careers. Due to a shortage of money, they are forced (actually fooled) into renting a dingy apartment in the basement. Two begin to search for work and simultaneously struggle to live in a noisy and chaotic place, but after a month they begin to find the place lucky for them. There is a bit of romance here too, and that's a quiet one. A girl with no experience with boys falls for a nice person, and her sister too finds him attractive. As she says, "You like him too." The cute chemistry between the sisters sounds so delightful. The story and screenplay are weird, the conflicts are silly, but you believe and love them. That's one of the advantages of being madcap. Rosalind Russell gives a fine performance, while Janet Blair as her sister is just lovely. Brian Aherne leaves a mark despite the limited screen space, and the same goes with Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, George Tobias, Elizabeth Patterson, and others. The flow of Alexander Hall's storytelling keeps you engaged for 95 minutes, and there is never a dull moment. There are genuine laughs, though. Well, that's what "genuine comedy" means, right?
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
Have fun with the gorgeous Sherwood sisters and a lot of noise and chaos. Ruth McKenney's story was indeed special. She wasn't a celebrity or a VIP, but still, her chaotic life in Greenwich connects with all of us, especially middle-class girls and boys. Her autobiographies inspired a stage play, and then came this cinematic adaptation with two gorgeous actresses, Rosalind Russell and Janet Blair. Russell has been a part of many good comedies before, but her only notable/memorable comedy was "His Girl Friday" (1940). She got a kind of similar role, which was linked to the newspaper again, but this time she was more of a grounded and hardworking girl. Two sisters, one an ambitious writer and another an ambitious actress, shift to New York to have careers. Due to a shortage of money, they are forced (actually fooled) into renting a dingy apartment in the basement. Two begin to search for work and simultaneously struggle to live in a noisy and chaotic place, but after a month they begin to find the place lucky for them. There is a bit of romance here too, and that's a quiet one. A girl with no experience with boys falls for a nice person, and her sister too finds him attractive. As she says, "You like him too." The cute chemistry between the sisters sounds so delightful. The story and screenplay are weird, the conflicts are silly, but you believe and love them. That's one of the advantages of being madcap. Rosalind Russell gives a fine performance, while Janet Blair as her sister is just lovely. Brian Aherne leaves a mark despite the limited screen space, and the same goes with Allyn Joslyn, Grant Mitchell, George Tobias, Elizabeth Patterson, and others. The flow of Alexander Hall's storytelling keeps you engaged for 95 minutes, and there is never a dull moment. There are genuine laughs, though. Well, that's what "genuine comedy" means, right?
RATING - 7.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.