Tiny bit disappointed...


I guess I was expecting a whole lot from this movie...not that I thought it was bad, it just felt soooo corny. James Cagney was good...funny, very entertaining. And I liked the way the movie was shot...seemed very ahead of it's time.

I appreciate the patriotism, but it was the same thing over and over again. It was just in your face every five seconds and halfway through the movie, I was already pretty tired of it. It wasn't like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington where the story itself was patriotic, it was literally song after dance after song about USA! Yankee Doodle! George Washington!

I'd give it a nice 7/10...all the other message boards on here made it sound FANTASTIC and I thought it was just good, not fantastic.

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A lot disappointed..

It was more rah, rah, America than substance of a movie. I fully understand if someone really enjoyed the music numbers (even though I didn't overall) and enjoyed the movie - but to call this a top 100 movie makes me wonder how many movies the "experts" have actually watched...

I'm glad I watched it for historical purpose, but pretty forgettable..
5 / 10

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On that note, how did you feel about "Triumph of the Will," by Leni Riefenstahl. Has it dated better?


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I agree with everything you say. I expected more too. I was thinking a 7/10 too, but ended up giving an 8, because I found the second half a bit more interesting than the first and I love the ending. And Cagney of course did a marvelous job.

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