Review of Sullivan's Travels (1941) by David L — 28 Nov 2014

Thanks to a perfect, very authentic mix of rapid-fire dialogue, brisk pace and emotional, realistic, silent filmmaking, Sullivan's Travels is both funny and dramatic while also being quite romantic with Veronica Lake offering such a wonderful presence.

Joel McCrea gave his career-best performance in such an endearing role whereas Preston Sturges' direction is highly impressive. It's a progressive, modern and still unfortunately very relevant look into Hollywood being out of touch with the real world and being ignorantly dismissive of the comedy genre.

That cinema sequence is one of the most beautiful film scenes ever created and a perfect tribute to the comedy genre. Consequently, it's one of the greatest films of all time.