Sullivan's Travels (1941)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:29
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Frustrated film director Sullivan (Joel McCrea) is fed up with serving out easily digestible but ultimately meaningless chunks of comedy for the studios. He decides to set off across America to... [More]
Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, William Demarest
Director: Preston Sturges
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Reviews for Sullivan's Travels
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It is, quite simply, a dazzling piece of filmmaking. Full Review |
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Not remotely a defense of junk, but it does respect comedy as a force for escapism. Full Review |
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Sturges' dialog is trenchant, has drive, possesses crispness and gets the laughs where that is desired. Full Review |
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A dubious proposition, but in Sturges's hands a charming one, filled out by his unparalleled sense of eccentric character. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
...just not as funny as its choir of supporters have made it out to be. Full Review |
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Sullivan's Travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout. Full Review |
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A delicious tragi-comedy set during the Great Depression. Full Review |
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Forgotten for years along with its maker, writer/director Preston Sturges, Sullivan's Travels has only recently enjoyed a comeback and induction into classic status. Full Review |
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Its message drags it from the front guard of Sturges's work, but it shines nonetheless.
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The genius of this classic opening scene is that Sullivan's Travels is both screwball comedy and socially conscious melodrama — as well as a satire of socially conscious melodrama, and a serious apologetic for crowd-pleasing comedy. Full Review |
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Sullivan's Travels is one of the screen's more 'significant' films. Full Review |
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...a plot with more curves than Veronica Lake. Full Review |
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Preston Sturges' most personal and possibly best film
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