I was never one of those kids who watched Star Wars over 100 times (actually just once or twice) and find that even the moves I rate in my top twenty can only bear watching a couple of times a year. This is the exception.
Every time I watch this film, I notice something else that makes me laugh - I cannot think of a weak performance or a dodgy line.
I love the fact that George Raft gives the impression that he was not told that it was a comedy and plays the chief mobster completely straight. Contrasting this with the silliness of some of his underlings is priceless stuff, though rarely slapstick (homage to Cagney aside).
Ultimately it's the tight and witty script matched by an excellent cast that makes this film a pleasure for me.
Every time I watch this film, I notice something else that makes me laugh - I cannot think of a weak performance or a dodgy line.
I love the fact that George Raft gives the impression that he was not told that it was a comedy and plays the chief mobster completely straight. Contrasting this with the silliness of some of his underlings is priceless stuff, though rarely slapstick (homage to Cagney aside).
Ultimately it's the tight and witty script matched by an excellent cast that makes this film a pleasure for me.