Sullivan's Travels

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Kyle M Writer-director Preston Sturges instilled his utter passion towards filmmaking into this thoughtfully ingenious feat that brilliantly balances levity adjacent to ideal realism through a wittily sharp screenplay that underlies the intellectual direction, accumulating to the strong statement at needed to be heard, especially today. (A-) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/20/25 Full Review George L A rare find. This is an intelligent witty film with a conscience that has something to say. The dialogue is funny without being crass, which is unheard of in recent films. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/25 Full Review Stephen C Funny in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review john h Smart dialogue, breathtaking cinematography and jovial acting. Preston Sturges creates an unbreakable bond between the audience and John L. Sullivan who discovers that the best things are the things that keep us going rather than bring us down. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/25 Full Review Ernie K Intelligent, funny, socially meaningful, well written, and very well acted by the too-often-overlooked Joel McCrea and a bully and sharp Veronica Lake. Give this one a try; timeless message meets comedic genius. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Blu B All Time Classic. The dialouge is amazing in this. Super snappy and the chemistry between the two leads is phenominal. Lake really is the best thing here and that's saying a lot because there is so much here. The jokes are really funny even after all this time and really clever. There is TONS of underlying commentary about poverty, being in your Ivory Tower, looking down on others, and the power of comedy. All with a slight meta touch to it. The direction is top notch. What's crazy is how in the second half the tone really changes and becomes more of a drama than anything with the slapstick, and laugh out loud moments kind of stop and it gets suprisingly dark. It goes long stretches also with no dialouge in the second half as well which really show the level of understanding of the medium that you don't see in many pics let alone comedies. Top Notch. Everyone should give this a try once. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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