Review of Road to Zanzibar (1941) by Jenna C — 14 Jul 2008

Check out Bob's Oscar bid at the end. Priceless.

This review of Road to Zanzibar (1941) was written by Jenna C on 14 Jul 2008.

Road to Zanzibar has generally received positive reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 03 Jan 2008

The 'Road' movies were all absolutely hilariously written, and the perfect chemistry between Bob Hope and Bing Crosby was so much fun to watch…

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By John B (4,244) on 26 Jan 2011

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By Chad G (296) on 13 Nov 2007

This is supposed to be a classic, I just don't see it, sorry…

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By Drew H (882) on 25 Mar 2008

Back when it was all cool to be racist, but that aside it's still a fun time…

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By Jon A (725) on 06 Sep 2008

Strictly for fans. A few good lines, mostly from Hope, but the whole thing looks far more fun to make than it is to watch…

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Farce of this sort very seldom comes off with complete effect, but this time it does, and we promise that there's fun on the Road to Zanzibar…

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By Kevin N (818) on 28 Dec 2008

A superior follow up to the first in the series, this film is twice as alive and much more focused…

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By Max M (899) on 21 Aug 2008

Pretty weak entry into the Hope/Crosby Road series…

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By James H (4,675) on 24 Jul 2009

All the Road films are great fun (except the last one). This is among the best…

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By Paul C (2,626) on 25 Oct 2008

Contrary to the other ratings here, I absolutely love this entry in the 'Road' series of films - the jokes are old, the plot is wafer-thin…

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