Cover Girl
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Movie Reviews of Cover Girl
Movie Review: Simple plot but amazing execution
Summary: 4 Stars
Easily the best of Rita Hayworth's musicals, Cover Girl seems to have become a forgotten film, but its one of the best non-MGM wartime musicals, with gorgeous Technicolor, some good songs courtesy of George and Ira Gershwin and at least one standout number, the Shadow Dance, which still amazes with its technique as Gene Kelly dances with his own reflection. It's all the more impressive when you consider that the camera is in almost constant motion at a time when motion control camera systems didn't exist, so the amount of effort put in to matching both the camera moves and the dance steps twice over must have been incredible.
For decades this was only available in black and white due to the deterioration of the colur negative, but thefilm has been beautifully restored to its Technicolor glory in a fine DVD transfer.
Movie Review: The Shelley Winters mystery
Summary: 4 Stars
Yes, I too think very highly of this movie. Thematically, it's truly a zero, and yet with all the great singing, dancing, comedy, and technicolor, who really cares?
A previous reviewer said that he or she could not find Shelley Winters. I am reasonably certain she is the office girl in the "Who's Complaining" number.
Movie Review: If You Like Cheesy Technicolor Musicals, You'll Like This
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been an avid watcher of old movies for about a year now, and I'm coming to the conclusion Technicolor musicals just aren't my cup of tea. I prefer film noir- give me dramatic, semi depressing, black and white movies anyday over movies like this. This is not to say this movie is bad, it's not, but there's nothing special about it. Entirely too long with outbursts of dance and song typical to a true musical. In musicals, people always feel the need to suddenly get up and sing about every emotion they're feeling, and I find this somewhat lackluster. The plot interested me, as I have a weakness for movies that explore the underbelly of show stardom thrust upon newcomers, but not in the cheery Technicolor fashion this film portrays. But what can I say, maybe 'Gilda' would be more my cup of tea. As for me, I'll leave the cheesy song and dance routines to someone else.Movie Review: Typical plot with a true star!
Summary: 3 Stars
You know that most movie musicals all have that same plot: boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy and girl face some huge ordeal, then they live happily ever after. However, this one stars the magnificent, beautiful, and truly talented Rita Hayworth, our 'girl', Rusty in this one. I hadn't seen any of her films, but have always been a big fan of movie musicals and actresses from that generation.
"Cover Girl" makes me want to seek out more of Rita Hayworth.
Movie Review: long ago & far away makes this one worth your time
Summary: 3 Stars
rita hayworth shines but gene kelly is drab in this typical 40s musical, with a fine score by jerome kern & ira gershwin, and great supporting work from phil silvers and eve arden, both on the brink of stardom.