The Great Lover
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Movie Reviews of The Great Lover
Movie Review: Bob Hope at his best!
Summary: 5 Stars
Mr. Hope stars as Freddie Hunter, a reporter who is chaperoning a troop of scouts aboard a ocean liner. The scouts see it as their duty to save Freddie from himself by making sure he doesn't smoke, drink or enjoy the hug of a woman "other than his Mom". The fact that the head boy of the troop is the son of Freddie's boss doesn't help Freddie when he decides to flirt with the Duchess Alexandria. But women are the least of Freddie's troubles. There is a killer on board. This killer decides to frame Freddie for his murderous deeds. Fortunately, there is a detective on board, hot on the trail of the true murderer, but wait, Freddie discovers the body of the murdered detective. How will Freddie prove his innocence? This is an entertaining film for the whole family. It also stars Rhonda Fleming, George Reeves, Jim Backus and Roland Young. So grab the popcorn, dim the lights and enjoy this wonderful movie!.Movie Review: great lover
Summary: 5 Stars
I liked this movie, and received it in the mail in a timely manner.
tom
Movie Review: A young viewer
Summary: 5 Stars
Bob Hope is wonderful in this delightful movie. I recomend it to everyone!Movie Review: A Solid "B" Comedy
Summary: 4 Stars
Alas, Bob Hope's reputation suffered towards the end of his career due to too many unfunny TV specials and lackluster films. But back in his heyday (the 1940's and 50's), he really was one of the great film funnymen.
This almost forgotten little black & white comedy from 1949 is a great case in point.
Hope plays his classic character, the vain coward with delusions of adequacy mixed up with some serious bad guys out to do serious damage. Specifically, he is a very reluctant scout master to a troop of gung-ho junior explorer types returning from an overseas trip on a big ocean liner. He quickly becomes embroiled with a serial killer when he tries to put the make on co-star Rhonda Fleming.
While this doesn't hit the comedic high spots of his best films, like "The Paleface" and the Hope/Crosby Road Pictures, it is still a solidly entertaining film in the same vein that the best of the TV sit-coms fill today.
A word of warning: The DVD's packaging is a bit deceptive. It lists George Reeves as a co-star, but if you are a fan of the Baby Boomer's #1 "Man of Steel," you'll have to look quick. His part is really just a brief cameo that serves to get the action started.
All in all, a solid comic adventure well worth it for Hope fans or those who enjoy black and white films from the mid-20th Century.
Movie Review: Plenty of Hope chuckles; visually disappointing
Summary: 4 Stars
"The Great Lover" has Bob Hope back in top form, tossing out funny one-liners against a backdrop of menace, a premise which worked well for his vein & cowardly comic character. As a scout master getting involved with the lovely Rhonda Fleming--and murder--Hope gets hilariously in way over his head on board a ship sailing across Europe. Most of the fun is watching Hope trying to match wits with his troup of pint-sized scouts (guess who's smarter?), struggling to stay one step ahead of them while romancing Fleming & evading authorities when he is framed for murder.
While TGL is a fun & entertaining Hope romp, I'm disappointed that the distributors didn't take the time to remaster the film for DVD; quite often, it looks scratched up & dark.
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