Review of Guys and Dolls (1955) by Zane U — 12 Oct 2008

I was hella impressed with this movie. At risk of oversimplifying how good this movie really is, for everybody, I would say that Guys and Dolls is, as far as classic Hollywood musicals go, a man's musical. You've got gangsters. You've got Marlon Brando. You don't got excessive, or in man speak off-putting, musical numbers. Maybe I'm a bit off base with that assertion though.

Regardless, Guys and Dolls was a terrific musical, nay a terrific movie. The performances were great (Sinatra + Brando = Duh) and the musical numbers were satisfying. The only gripe is that it's 2.5 hours long and there probably was some fat that could've been cut off and maybe reallocated to the ending scene which is quite abrupt. Of course, I'm only mentioning that one negative for parity's sake; Guys and Dolls is really a fantastic film.