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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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Reviews Counted:24

Fresh:24

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

Runtime: 18 hrs 34 mins

Genre: Musical & Performing Arts

Synopsis: Vincente Minnelli's classic romantic musical about a St. Louis family at the turn of the century. As the two oldest girls fret about boys and love, a darker, more serious cloud appears on the... Vincente Minnelli's classic romantic musical about a St. Louis family at the turn of the century. As the two oldest girls fret about boys and love, a darker, more serious cloud appears on the horizon: their father has been offered a job in New York City -- just as the World's Fair is coming to town and making St. Louis the "center of the world". Will they have to leave the home and town they love -- and their new boyfriends? [More]

Starring: Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Tom Drake, Margaret O'Brien

Starring: Judy Garland, Mary Astor, Tom Drake, Margaret O'Brien, Harry Davenport, Lucille Bremer, June Lockhart, Marjorie Main, Leon Ames

Director: Vincente Minnelli

Director: Vincente Minnelli
Producer: Arthur Freed

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One of Hollywood's most astonishing achievements in Technicolor.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
04/12/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The true magic is in the “Trolley Song” sequence, one of American musical film’s finest moments

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/14/04
Mark Athitakis
Mark Athitakis
Filmcritic.com

One of Hollywood's all-time great musicals ... Judy has rarely been more lovely than she is here.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
04/19/04
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Minnelli films Garland with love.

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
04/23/04
Dan Callahan
Dan Callahan
ToxicUniverse.com

Judy Garland's most famous role and her best performance make for entertaining viewing.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment 2 Comments
05/19/04
Emma Cochrane
Emma Cochrane
Empire Magazine

In the words of one of the gentlemen, it is a ginger-peachy show.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Bosley Crowther
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) is a delightful, classic, nostalgic, romanticized musical film - and one of the greatest musicals ever made. It tells the story of a

Full Review Source: Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films | comment Comment
01/01/00
Tim Dirks
Tim Dirks
Tim Dirks' The Greatest Films

Film mixes feminism with joyous color, music and composition.

Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television | comment Comment
08/26/06
Michael E. Grost
Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television

Minnelli's gracefully gliding camerawork is at its absolute best here.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
04/08/04
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

One of the first films to integrate musical numbers into the plot, it explores, without condescension or simplemindedness, the feelings that drive the family members apart and then bring them back together again.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/15/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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Minnelli's first triumph and one of Hollwood best musicals, displaying the director's concept of integrated musical with dazzling color and innovative swriling camera movment

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

One of the great musicals.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Tom Milne
Tom Milne
Time Out

The joys of the film linger with the music and encourage you to savor the true moments of family togetherness.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/16/04
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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...it grows on you. By the time it's over, you know you've had a good evening's entertainment.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
04/25/04
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

The onscreen blossoming of Judy Garland in Vincente Minnelli's career making hit. Pure heaven.

Full Review Source: Film Experience | comment Comment
03/13/09
Nathaniel Rogers
Nathaniel Rogers
Film Experience

Combining some wonderful song and dance routines with a cast of memorable characters, Meet Me in St Louis is certainly one the best Hollywood musicals ever. It's also one of the least ostentatious.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
02/17/02
Jamie Russell
Jamie Russell
BBC

Still as fresh as a newly picked daisy.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/27/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Garland achieves true stature with her deeply understanding performance, while her sisterly running-mate, Lucille Bremer, likewise makes excellent impact with a well-balanced performance.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/03/08
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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Minnelli proves his eye for detail and captures the era and its values in richly colored, gentle images, displaying a startling balance of emotions from scene to scene, song to song.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Bringing together the film musical's greatest talents, it displays a remarkable freshness.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/24/03
Channel 4 Film
 
 
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