Review of Duck Soup (1933) by John R — 02 Jan 2008
Superbly silly and amazingly satirical. I'm not sure if this is the best Marx Brothers movie (the MGM movies that followed this have some more well known, classic scenes), but this is probably the most evenly paced Marx Bros film of them all.
Clever word gags, great slapstick, fall-down-funny gags, and to top it off, when you read between the lines, this was some of the most topical political satire ever produced. Groucho and Harpo perform the classic "mirror" routine, and the musical numbers are great (I would have liked MORE music).
This review of Duck Soup (1933) was written by John R on 02 Jan 2008.
Duck Soup has generally received very positive reviews.
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