Four Jills in a Jeep
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Movie Reviews of Four Jills in a Jeep
Movie Review: i just didn't understand this title
Summary: 4 Stars
i saw this movie in a video section of a department store and bought it, when it was on vhs. it was certainly interesting, but how come if the story is true, the romance was fictional? either something is true or it isn't. otherwise it is just hollywood's enhancement to make the story more sellable/marketable. hey, i am all for creativity, but adding fictional details into a vehicle that is supposed to be true does not make something made up the truth. this is a very enjoyable story. and i will be buying this one. i'm just diappointed that this is packaged as a true story. only some of the details are true.Movie Review: Good package of crummy film
Summary: 3 Stars
"Four Jills" is a third rate musical which recreates, to some degree, the USO tour of 4 second rate stars during the war. While one can only have respect for the 4 Jills and what they did, the film is a dreary, artificial valentine to their work. It starts by recreating "Command Performance", a radio program for the armed forces in which film stars would make guest appearances. This gives an excuse for the appearance of Betty Grable, Carmen Miranda and later in the film, Alice Faye, recreating songs from their musicals. The film then moves to the USO tour and each star has their moment; Carole Landis for glamour, 1 song and a trite love interest, Martha Raye for her trademark broad comedy and song "Mr Paganini", Kay Francis as the leader of the quartet and providing some class and sophistication and the unstarry, Mitzi Mayfair, who performs the best number with her athletic dancing. Dick Haymes is in there too and induces sleep every time he performs his dull crooning.
If the film is poor, both the print quality and extras are excellent. First of all, a featurette is included which focuses on what really happened to the 4 Jills and the role of Hollywood in entertaining the troops. There are 2 deleted numbers from Martha Raye which should have been left in because they would have livened up the proceedings. Raye's rendition of "Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer" is particularly good but it was probably too down beat and realistic for inclusion. A neat feature is the isolated score track whereby you can listen to the music without the dialogue. A still and advertising gallery round out the package.
This is a good package of a film which may have some historical significance but has little else to offer. During the war, such films always made money. It can be purchased as part of the Alice Faye Collection Volume 2 within which it is an absurd inclusion given Faye makes a 3 minute appearance.
Movie Review: DISSAPOINTED
Summary: 1 Stars
alice fay was not really in this movie. just a song. i was dissapointed as it was noted as an alice fay movie.
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