The Lady Eve

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Jeremy O Barbara Stanwyck carried this movie. Highly entertaining and definitely a must-watch BW flick. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Isaiah Y One of Preston Sturges best films with great performances from Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Kristin R Super lame. How could a man be so stupid? Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review Johnathon W Classic romantic comedy thanks to some superb lead performances and fun direction from Preston Sturges. Barbara Stanwyck is brilliant in the title role, conning a befuddled Henry Fonda not once but twice, including one of the sexiest scenes ever filmed (seriously, is it any wonder Fonda falls for her?). Behind the camera, director Preston Sturges delivers a unique romantic comedy that takes some surprising turns, especially since the con gets found out pretty early, only to play into a later one. Best of all, Stanwyck's character clearly drives the story, even when she is technically doing she bad things (she is a con woman after all). All in all, a classic romantic comedy of the highest caliber. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/04/23 Full Review Audience Member "The Lady Eve" is a truly magical experience that reaches sublime heights of delight as a result of its most perfect blend of cornball humor and heartfelt romance. We watch in a state of mounting enchantment as Stanwyck and Fonda joust and parley with one another, initially onboard an ocean liner and then within the gilded cage of a prestigious estate that feels custom made for all manner of screwball hijinks. The multiple masterstrokes achieved here include a bold transition from one mise en scene to another, a conclusion which touchingly brings the story full circle, and numerous hilarious plot developments that this reviewer would never deign to spoil for the first time viewer. Watching "The Lady Eve," we are quickly jolted to an awareness of the wonderfully potent heights to which the screwball genre may ascend, although we're simultaneously left with the somber conviction that so few films are likely to enable us to ever fly so high again. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member If you enjoy Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda this movie is just ok. They have been in much better films, that much is certain. Although the Lady Eve is funny and entertaining. It also has some ridiculous moments that are quite frankly a bit overdone. I started to loose momentum with the mistaken identity Scenes and Barbara Stanwyck's awful fake English accent that just didn't seem to fit in. The romance is lighthearted enough to come back to on occasion but as I said before this is not their best performances . Id recommend Henry in "Yours Mine and ours" And Stanwyck in Double Indemnity , Remember the night,A Man of her own and her best role as Mary Carson from the Thorn Birds. Pretty much any other acting Role was much better than this particular piece. But its still a sweet romantic comedy worth the view. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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