Review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) by James R — 19 Feb 2012
Yeah i'm probably an asshole for rating this so slow, but man this movie is so so so slow! Jimmy Stewart does a nice job as an everyday guy who becomes a senator, but this movie moves at a snails pace.
The movie is extremely dated and it almost contradicts itself a few times. The movies main villain is a man who is trying to get a damn built on top of a bill that is set forth to congress. The movie is all over the place.
We see reporters getting the story to people, we see children working night and day (which I believe is going against that boy camp the young senator is fighting for!), but whatever the main big memorable scene here is the filibuster scene at the end, which Stewart does remarkable.
..but other than that I gotta say its a very slow movie and only check it out if your super interested in this kind of material. By no ways am I trashing Frank Capra..I find him a remarkable director this just wasn't my cup of tea.
This review of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) was written by James R on 19 Feb 2012.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington has generally received very positive reviews.
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