The Amazing Adventure
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Movie Reviews of The Amazing Adventure
Movie Review: Great early film from a Great Actor
Summary: 5 Stars
I had never seen this entire film before, so I was glad that I got a chance to get through the entire story. Grant was simply a natural actor & the best at being himself. Or, as he was once reported to have said: "Everybody wants to be Cary Grant. Hell, even I want to be Cary Grant. " Well, you can see him on his way to becoming himself in this delightful film. It's still in the genre of the girl loves the guy but he has no money so she can't fall for him or marry him predicament, but it still works. His beautiful co-star is just that, beautiful & certainly fun to watch as Cary plays......well...you
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Movie Review: Carey Grant at his best!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are Cary Grant movies and there are Cary Grant movies. This particular movie articulates the fact that Grant is a genius when it comes to playing the role of debonair. The usual witty, cultural and sometimes debonair character, Grant augments a personality role beyond the scope of good cinema standards. Sit back and enjoy the tongue and cheek humor of a seasoned actor, "the" Carey Grant.Movie Review: One of the best movies of all time. If only more people would try the experiment.
Summary: 5 Stars
The story of a wealthy man who hates his life and feels empty is dared to spend a year as a normal citizen without taking any money from his fortune. He takes the dare but does not realize that he will change lives, bring hope, and learn to believe in himself. A short charming movie that I love!Movie Review: For the Cary Grant Fan
Summary: 5 Stars
Enjoy the suavity of a young Cary Grant in this diverting picture. The film quality leaves a bit to be desired, but it's Cary Grant! What's not to love?Movie Review: Ernest Bliss finds earnest bliss
Summary: 4 Stars
Transfers of ECHO BRIDGE (aka "Platinum Disc") public domain movies is about average. No sign of restoration on their 60 and 70 year old films, with none dubbed from pristine studio prints. Minor downside: this company superimposes a faint logo on-screen every so often.
British-made THE AMAZING ADVENTURE (originally "The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss") features a low-key Cary Grant at the top of his game as an indolent son of wealth who attempts to earn his physician's respect by betting he can forsake family riches and comfort and make his way in the world for a year, starting with only a small wardrobe and £5 in his pocket.
In this typical mid-Depression Era romantic comedy, uppercrust Bliss gets an education in how the working class lives. Along the way he also finds compassion for his fellow creature, becomes a better man himself, falls in love with a real sweety (Miss Brian) and wins his wager with the doctor.
It's another take on MY MAN GODFREY (1936) or SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941), and almost a reversal of the FINIAN'S RAINBOW song, "When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich," although here Cary successfully transitions from idle rich to being gainfully employed, as first an appliance salesman and then a chauffeur. It's not a movie classic, but "The Amazing Adventure" is pleasant enough, never drags, and is a definite treat for us Archibald Leach devotees. Recommended.
Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 imdb viewer poll rating.
(6.3) The Amazing Adventure (1936) - Cary Grant/Mary Brian/Peter Gawthorne/Henry Kendall
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