The Bank Dick (The Criterion Collection)
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Movie Reviews of The Bank Dick (The Criterion Collection)
Movie Review: The Bank Dick
Summary: 5 Stars
Though his work is not to every taste, I view Fields as a comic genius right alongside Chaplin and The Marx Brothers. Along with "It's A Gift", "The Bank Dick" remains Fields's most sustained piece of hilarity. A brisk outing at just over 70 minutes, the film strikes an ideal balance between plot intrigue and broad action, as Egbert foils bank robbers, invests in a beefsteak mine, and save his prospective son-in-law's job. The immortal Franklin Pangborn is superb as a bank examiner victimized by Souse.Movie Review: This is Just Too Funny
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second best Fields film (after It's a Gift) and it's similar in that it casts Fields as the lovable drunk with an absolutely hateful family. From the almost surreal episode directing the movie to the eye-poppingly ridiculous chase scene, this one is pure comic entertainment. One side note: it's sad and not a little scary how bloated and tired the Great Man looks in this compared to just six years earlier when It's a Gift was releasedMovie Review: Sync problems on "The Bank Dick" DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
Buyers beware! I Purchased The Criterion Collection DVD of "The Bank Dick" and found the video and sound to be both excellent - except that about halfway through the film the sound and video go several frames out of sync and remain that way through to the end. This unfortunate defect ruins what is otherwise an excellent transfer. I hope Criterion corrects this and does a reissue soon.Movie Review: Hillarious and weird.
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this film for both it's dynamic comic spirit as well as it's dynamic non-linear avante-gardists leanings as well. W.C Fields in a thoroughly contemporary ,and in someways revelatory, performance offers his own distinct views on alcoholism, misogyny, and capitalism in a manner that exceeds the confines of 1940 and perhaps even more astonishing 2000. A poet and a genuine romantic.Movie Review: Essential W.C. Fields DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bank Dick is pure Fields and the best of his feature films (with My Little Chickadee a close second). The comedy is timeless; most of the jokes, although written 60 years ago , are relevant today. Supporting cast is brilliant. A must have for all classic comedy fans.