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Movie Reviews of Harvey
Movie Review: Classic Jimmy Stewart
Summary: 5 Stars
We recently revisited this old friend, and HARVEY is one film that surely stands the test of time. This is Jimmy Stewart at his best: sweet, polite, and happy. HARVEY is an excellent choice for a lazy Sunday morning with the entire family.
Elwood P. Dowd has an imaginary friend, whose name is HARVEY. HARVEY is an invisible, 6 foot tall, white rabbit, who accompanies Elwood everywhere. Ever polite, Elwood introduces HARVEY to everyone he meets. However, since only Elwood can see HARVEY, most folks think that Elwood is crazy.
But is Elwood crazy? That question is left for the audience to ponder. The fact is that it doesn't really matter if Elwood is crazy. Elwood is kind, polite, pleasant, and always has a good time right where he is. It just doesn't matter if he has a giant, talking, white rabbit for a best friend or not.
The story of HARVEY is delightful and engaging. Jimmy Stewart is at his very best as Elwood. The rest of the supporting cast is outstanding, including Josephine Hull who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Elwood's sister. Of course, HARVEY is excellent as himself. The black and white cinematography is gorgeous! The play of light and shadow gives this movie a calm, dreamy quality that could not ever be duplicated in color.
On my DVD, Jimmy Stewart gives a marvelous, sentimental introduction to HARVEY. As part of the introduction, Mr. Stewart said that people still stop him on the streets and ask if HARVEY is there with him. At first, he thought people were pulling his leg. But he soon came to realize that folks were serious. They wanted to meet HARVEY and give him their regards. It seems that many people a have friend like HARVEY that they talk to about their problems, and they wanted to let HARVEY know that they believe in him. This charming story brought a tear to my eye. The world would probably be a much better place if there were more HARVEYs and more Elwood P. Dowds in it.
Movie Review: DELIGHTFUL COMEDY - DAZZLING TRANSFER!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Harvey" is the tale of elegant congenial gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) whose best friend just happens to be a six foot, 3 inch white rabbit named Harvey. Naturally, Elwood?s family thinks he's a few carrots shy of a salad. After thoroughly, but unintentionally humiliating his two spinster aunts, Veta (Josephine Hull) and Myrtle (Victoria Horne) at a social gathering, the two plot to secretly have Elwood committed to a sanitarium for psychiatric evaluation. However, upon visiting the sanitarium with Veta, Elwood meets Dr. Sanderson (Charles Drake) and the administering nurse, Miss Kelly (Peggy Dow) who mistake Veta for their patient and promptly usher her off to a padded cell, leaving Elwood free to roam the grounds, then plot as to how he can create the ideal environment for Miss Kelly and Dr. Sanderson to fall in love. Eventually the oversight is corrected and Elwood is ushered into the sanitarium for treatment. However, a reprieve comes when Dr. Chumley (Cecil Kellaway) realizes that Elwood is not crazy. You see, Harvey really does exist. He?s an invisible spirit guide of sorts, presiding over those who need his services the most. This film is a delightful blend of comedy and drama and blessed with an inexplicable magic that makes the entire premise seem entirely plausible. The transfer is stunning! The black and white DVD exhibits ideal picture quality. Blacks are black. The gray scale is superbly balanced. There's really nothing more to say about the transfer, other than it is simply one of the best you are likely to encounter of a vintage classic on the digital format. The audio is mono but nicely balanced. Extras include an introduction by James Stewart that is a bit on the long side but too short to be considered a documentary. You also get the film's theatrical trailer.
Movie Review: Harvey- A Timeless Phenomenon
Summary: 5 Stars
I owe my introduction to Harvey, and Jimmy Stewart, to my dad who's turning 50 this winter. He wasn't even alive when this movie came out, but it's one of his all time favorites. I'm buying it for him for Christmas and I was so pleased to see that it had come out on DVD. This is such a heartwarming and hilarious film. It's definately one of my favorites. It tells the story of a man named Elwood P. Dowd who loves to drink, but it doesn't affect his friendly personality. Meanwhile, his sister and niece find him an embarrassing nuicance who is standing in the way of his niece, Myrtle May's, introduction into high-class society. However, Elwood seems oblivious to their behavior towards him and never has anything but a kind word for anyone. Everyone outside his family seems to adore him and his family would love him too if it wasn't for his best friend. A best friend that no one can see. Except Elwood. A 6-foot-tall white rabbit named Harvey. As Elwood goes throughout his day, inviting bums from bars back to their fancy home for dinner, buying people he doesn't even know countless drinks, and giving them his card before introducing them to Harvey, his sister finally decides that that's the last straw and she decides to get rid of him. So she goes to a mental institution to begin the process of having him admitted. And that's where all their problems really begin...
This is a wonderful movie that my entire family makes a ritual of watching at least a couple times a year. My little sister who recently turned 8 right up to my parents adore it and laugh and cry with the characters. I hope you'll love it too.
Movie Review: The warm fuzzies
Summary: 5 Stars
Every once in a while you see a movie that makes you just feel good. Let's say, for instance, you get cut off on the freeway while heading to work; then when you get there, your desk has been moved into the supply closet; then the same guy who cut you off in the morning cuts you off again on your way home; then you get home to find your wife in bed with your Uncle Morty: and finally, you find that your dog has left you for your neighbor with the bigger yard and the pool. All you'd have to do is throw on your trusty copy of Harvey and you'd be smiling in no time, although it would probably help to beat the snot out of Uncle Morty first. Harvey is just one of those movies that doesn't necessarily captivate your mind, but it does a number on your heart. Elwood P. Dowds is one of those characters that doesn't exist in reality and it's a shame that there aren't people like him. In his immortal words, "My mother once told me that in this world you have to be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant. For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant." Jimmy Stewart is magnificent. Nobody could bring this role to life the way he did. In recent years the only movie I've seen that really made me feel as good as I did the first time I saw Harvey, was Amelie, and for me to compare anything to Amelie is really saying something. For anyone who loves Jimmy Stewart, pookas, or is just having a bad day, this is the movie for you. I'm not one to make broad generalizations, but anyone who doesn't like this movie probably doesn't have a reflection.Movie Review: How Do You Do, Harvey?
Summary: 5 Stars
Harvey is one of those rare films that contains side-splitting laughter as well as valuable content to enrich one's life. Harvey also provides much food for thought on the topic of insanity.
The story is about young, earnest Elwood P. Dowd (James Stewart) and his "friend," a six-foot tall, invisible white rabbit named Harvey. Much to the consternation of his sisters, everyone avoids the family because of Dowd's oddball character. True, Dowd spends much time at the bar, and there is a hint of tragedy in his past. But is that the reason for Harvey's . . . existence?
When Dowd's younger sister Myrtle Mae's society debut party is interrupted by Elwood introducing Harvey to the wealthy matrons in the parlor, that is the last straw for Elwood's older sister Vera. She decides to have Elwood committed to a mental institution, and promptly pays a visit to Chumley's Rest Home, where she pours out her story to the young attending physician. Much hilarity and misunderstanding ensues.
The black and white filmography only adds to the charm of this unique story. The supporting cast is tremendous. The lady who plays Vera reprises the role she played in the stage production of Harvey. Harvey is my number one favorite movie of all time.
James Stewart comments in the extras that people would come up to him all the time and inquire as to how Harvey was. At first he thought they were joking. Then he realized the folks were quite serious. So, he told them Harvey was doing wonderfully.