Royal Wedding
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Movie Reviews of Royal Wedding
Movie Review: Great MGM Musical
Summary: 4 Stars
Royal Wedding is one of those delightful MGM musicals that graced the 1950's and the likes of which will not be seen again. It has the longest dance scene Fred Astair ever made(his partner in this film was Jane Powell),and has the famous scene where Fred dances on the walls and ceiling of a room, and with a coat rack in another scene. It is light and fun to watch, and ranks right up there with Sing'n In The Rain, perhaps the best musical ever.Movie Review: Astaire and Powell are Great!
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD was great fun to watch! The story line is a little weak but the dance numbers are great! The picture and sound quality of this version is very good (not restored but still good). For the price you can't go wrong! If you like musicals, buy this one!Movie Review: one of the quirkier Fred Astaire musicals.....
Summary: 3 Stars
Fred Astaire and Jane Powell play a touring brother and sister dance team, who have a chance opportunity to perform at the same time as the marriage of one of the members of the British royal family. On the way, they perform some jazzy numbers together ["How Could You Believe Me When I Said I Loved You, When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life," "I Left My Hat in Haiti," among others]. What's more, Fred's character manages to fall in love with one of his background dancers [Sarah Churchill, daughter of Winston] and Jane's character falls hard and fast for a British jetsetter [sleezy Peter Lawford].
This film is [perhaps] best known for the famous sequence featuring Fred Astaire dancing on the ceiling. For me, that was the best part of the film and he really lit up the screen, for those few minutes. Otherwise, the whole delivery of this story was [more than a little bit] embarrassing. As much as I always loved and respect Fred Astaire, this particular picture really was made with mixed results. One of those factors was Jane Powell. Her singing voice was so shrill and grating, and her character was so snotty, it made me wish that Ginger Rogers had been cast here instead! For Fred Astaire at his very best, I reccomend TOP HAT, SWING TIME and SHALL WE DANCE? The team of Rogers and Astaire will NEVER let you down.
Movie Review: Sappy but....
Summary: 3 Stars
The story is as sappy as one could hope for in a musical: a sister and brother song and dance team are performing in London when Elizabeth II gets married. But ignore the story. P.S. The royal wedding doesn't figure into it. Moreover, it could give a viewer diabetes.
Jane Powell and Fred Astaire make this film worth seeing. I've never been a fan of Astaire's. I knew he was one of the greatest American dancers ever, but he always looked like the perfect lounge lizard, with his slicked back, patent leather hair and the tophat and tails. He isn't that at all in this movie.
There are three dance numbers worth seeing here: (1) The best by far is Powell and Astaire's on stage duet of "How Could You Believe Me..." (2) Astaire's "I Lost My Hat in Haiti" (3) Astaire's marvelous and famous dance on the walls and ceiling of his hotel room. In none of these is Astaire in his usual film attire.
The rest of the cast I could do without, Churchill's daughter's tepid and unbelievable romance with Astaire and Peter Lawford's nasal courting of Powell. Ugh. There's spme nice color film of the royal weddng coaches going through the streets of London, but stay for the three dances.
Movie Review: Decent M-G-M Fun
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed this film. I have seen most of the greats that M-G-M produced during the golden era, and though I wouldn't class this as up there with the finest (Easter Parade, Singin' in the Rain, On the Town, The Band Wagon...) this is certainly decent.
Combining talents of cute Jane Powell, handsome Peter Lawford and amazing Astaire, this also includes some surprisingly catchy songs that I hadn't heard before. The British woman who plays Astaire's love interest, I also enjoyed (don't remember her name but I hadn't seen her before).
Well cast and well made, this movie, like many other M-G-M musicals, is of a high overall standard. A simple love story about two couples, with of course the common showbusiness theme, set refreshingly in London, ties together well. Of course Fred Astaire gives two of his most famous "gimmic" numbers, the dance with the hatstand and on the ceiling. So it does stand out slightly from the other M-G-M musicals that fall outside the "magnificent" category.
Not one to watch time and again, but enjoyable and worth seeing.