Go West

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Steve D Forgettable by their standards. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/17/23 Full Review Audience Member It might be past their prime, and extremely racist, but this film proves funny enough to be more than worth it's short runtime. 3.25/5 Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member It's no secret that the Marx Bros. movies went downhill after the shift to MGM, and while Go West is no Duck Soup or even A Day at the Races, there is one reason to give it a watch. That reason is to witness the last of the genius of Buster Keaton, one of the three greatest silent comedians, at the studio, as he was a gag writer for this and several other of the Brothers' films. If you've seen any of Buster's silent classics, then you'll easily be able to recognize his influence, especially in the train chase climax, which has moments that could have fit right in to The General or Our Hospitality. This segment, and other scenes with the Bros. center stage, are what make this movie good, sadly these are brought down by a lot of filler in between them. Yes, for some reason MGM thought it'd be a good idea to put in a random love story and bland musical numbers into a Marx Bros. movie, not only decreasing the trio's screen time, but making the wait for them pretty hard to get through. Still, if you can suffer through those you'll get rewarded by some classic Marx, they're not all great routines, but the ones that aren't are still funny and the ones that are make everything worth it. In the end, while it's not one of the best, Go West is still worth a couple watches, specifically for the previously mentioned climax, which is up there with some of their funniest stuff. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Not much to recommend in this MGM Marx Bros. offering except for the steam engine finale. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Groucho, Chico and Harpo travel to the Old West where they get tangled up in a land acquisition scheme. They are great as usual, with Groucho and Harpo in particularly rare form. There are some brilliant set pieces present here, particularly in the conclusion. The giant train chase finale is a sort of homage to Buster Keaton's (who co-wrote the screenplay) 1927 " The General". It's not exactly original, but and the buildup and payoff are perfectly executed. Not their best -- certainly not up to Duck Soup, Horse Feather, and A Night at the Opera - but enough laughs to hold your interest. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Adequate shtick, but no classic. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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