Though it's not as satisfying as it might have been, it still boasts great stars and catchy songs in addition to a love story, and is a perennial holiday favorite.
White Christmas (1954)
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Reviews Counted:30
Fresh:23
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: It may be too sweet for some, but this unabashedly sentimental holiday favorite is too cheerful to resist.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest... Director Michael Curtiz (CASABLANCA, CAPTAIN BLOOD, MILDRED PIERCE) changes directions with this holiday classic. Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. The film includes a veritable treasury of Irving Berlin classics: "Sisters," "Blue Skies," and of course "White Christmas." Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are a joy to watch. Academy Award Nominations: Best Song ("Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep".) [More]
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Vera Ellen
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Dean Jagger, Vera Ellen, Rosemary Clooney, Mary Wickes, John F. Brascia
Director: Michael Curtiz
Director: Michael Curtiz
Producer: Robert Emmett Dolan
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Reviews for White Christmas
With a cast like this, the ensuing light-hearted mayhem and Irving Berlin's title song, there is not much cause to complain if you're looking for nothing more than mild diversion.
Director Michael Curtiz has made his picture look good. It is too bad that it doesn't hit the eardrums and the funnybone with equal force.
Although it’s really only peripherally about the Christmas season, White Christmas is still a holiday classic. And deservedly so.
This was the Mamma Mia! of its day, a nostalgic blast of popular Irving Berlin showtunes gift-wrapped in new-fangled VistaVision that danced its way to the top of the 1954 box office.
Paramount’s first film in (lavender-hued) VistaVision was this pornographically soppy but, nonetheless, hearty and humorous 1954 festive romp.
A new score by Irving Berlin also contributed to its marzipan popularity. But it’s the title song that really produced lasting gold. That and the fake snow.
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| 95% 95% | Star Trek |
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