Pretty, deft, and tuneful but, given the top-rate talent involved, not particularly inspired.
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08/15/07
Easter Parade (1948)
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Reviews Counted: 18
Fresh: 16
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: An Irving Berlin spectacular in which Astaire plays the part of a dance man whose partner abandons the act. Fortunately, his new partner turns out to be Garland. This is the only picture in which... [More]
Starring: Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford, Ann Miller
Director: Charles Walters
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Reviews for Easter Parade
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Easter Parade is a musical with old and new Irving Berlin tunes and standout dance numbers.
08/15/07
Top CriticEaster Parade may not strike the perfect balance between song-dance interludes and story, but it's an appealing show just the same.
08/08/06
Top CriticGorgeous MGM musical with all-time greats Garland and Astaire.
05/04/06
Easter Parade is the sort of musical to put your feet up for.
01/26/06
No review available.
06/27/05
It is Easter Paradewith Fred Astaire that’s the prime example of what made Frances Gumm our Judy Garland.
04/28/05
A fantastic movie, featuring two of the finest motion picture performers ever, Astaire and Judy Garland, in their only cinematic pairing. Ann Miller also stars in there, too, to spice things up even more.
04/21/05
Top CriticA decent MGM musical that is winsome only in its many Irving Berlin numbers.
03/27/05
A trifle of a musical revue.
03/26/05
The movie is wholly out of style these days but fun stuff, nonetheless.
03/15/05
No review available.
12/22/04
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02/24/04
The routines are less inventive than one might expect and the songs fail to stay in the heart.
05/24/03
Classic MGM musical. A little arch, but good.
11/30/02
The slight plot is laced with generous dollops of vintage Irving Berlin songs, several of them staged with dazzling ingenuity.
04/17/01
The Irving Berlin score is bright, and Walters is one director who knows when to leave Astaire to his own devices.
01/01/00
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