Review of Meet John Doe (1941) by Alex S — 01 Jan 2013
Oh Gary Cooper, you really are the inferior Frank Capra protagonist. You're not helped along by a mawkish, solemn, sentimental script in which indeed every scene seems to end in a sermon (and not even a good one: "be nice to your neighbor" come on now).
Man this would be so much better as a comedic satire a la Preston Sturges or Billy Wilder and focusing on Barbara Stanwyck's hardboiled reporter character (who unconvincingly becomes the histroinic fainting type, because it's BARBARA STANWYCK and she don't faint).
This review of Meet John Doe (1941) was written by Alex S on 01 Jan 2013.
Meet John Doe has generally received very positive reviews.
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