Ladykillers

Pros: A creepy Guinness, kindly Johnson, and youthful Sellers; droll British humor; intelligently whimsical

Cons: Drags a bit from time to time

The Bottom Line: An excellent example of Ealing comedy and the last great one.

Review: I was thinking, today, about the difference between how a joke is structured versus a comedy. A joke typically delivers one big laugh at the end, via the punch line, while comedies, being longer, have to sustain a long string of humorous moment over an ...

Pros: Interesting plot, great cast, fun movie, classic British humor

Cons: Not a thing

The Bottom Line: "The Ladykiller" (1955) should be added to everyone's "must see" list. British Comedy - Dark Comedy at it's finest.

Review: Given the upcoming release of “The LadyKillers” starring Tom Hanks, it recently came to my attention that this is not an original movie. Surprise, Surprise (read sarcastically). When I looked into the original version and learned this is actually a ...

Pros: Katie Johnson, Alec Guinness, General Gordon. A Fish Called Wanda of the 50's.

Cons: It's not twice as long.

Review: Part of the Sir Alec Guinness write off. Born in 1914, knighted in 1959, he won a best Oscar for David Lean's Bridge on the River Kwai, and a special Oscar in 1980 specifically for elevating acting with his rarely equalled skill of mimicry and brilliant...

Pros: Good story and plot, great characters, funny, good actors, unusual

Cons: None for me but probably too gentle and old fashioned for many.

The Bottom Line: A great classic comedy which, if you look beyond the era, still is very funny and amusing.

Review: Reviewing a couple of my old favourite Ealing Comedies, reminded me of just how many great films there were, that came out of this British Studio, in the 1940's and 1950's. One such Classic was the final offering from the Ealing Studios, The Ladykillers, ...

Pros: Cast, characters, script

Cons: A little slow

The Bottom Line: Not just for fans of British comedy, and a chance to see some of the best in the business do their stuff in a delightfully morbid, yet light, comedy.

Review: Britain’s Ealing Studios made several very popular and critically-acclaimed comedies in the 50s, but most of them have either not interested me enough to even watch them (though no doubt I‘ll eventually give in to the little high-brow critic inside my ...

Pros: There are no Pros for this movie.

Cons: Waste of time. No talent.

Review: This movie is void of talent but offers to anyone whose conversation ability consists of four letter cuss words, foul name calling and to be sure that disregard for human decency is not left out, racial slurs. I found the never ending out pouring of ...