Sullivan's Travels Reviews
7M Pictures
a highly satirical piece, poking fun at Hollywood itself and showing how out of touch it can be
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| Original Score: 4/5
Laramie Movie Scope
It is, quite simply, a dazzling piece of filmmaking.
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| Original Score: A
eFilmCritic.com
Not remotely a defense of junk, but it does respect comedy as a force for escapism.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Top CriticSturges' dialog is trenchant, has drive, possesses crispness and gets the laughs where that is desired.
A dubious proposition, but in Sturges's hands a charming one, filled out by his unparalleled sense of eccentric character.
Filmcritic.com
...just not as funny as its choir of supporters have made it out to be.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Sullivan's Travels is a gem, an almost serious comedy not taken entirely seriously, with wonderful dialogue, eccentric characterisations, and superlative performances throughout.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A delicious tragi-comedy set during the Great Depression.
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| Original Score: B+
Combustible Celluloid
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.
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| Original Score: 4/4
F5 (Wichita, KS)
Its message drags it from the front guard of Sturges's work, but it shines nonetheless.
| Original Score: 4/5
Decent Films Guide
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.
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| Original Score: A
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Generally considered Preston Sturges' best film -- almost certainly his most personal.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Arizona Daily Star
A full-blooded thesis deriding the boring message film.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Sullivan's Travels is one of the screen's more 'significant' films.
