Review of The Lady Eve (1941) by Stephanie M — 23 Sep 2009
What an absurdly fun and funny movie. Barbara Stanwyck played conniving, sexy, and witty so effortlessly well. Totally respectable and look up-able. Unlike a lot of other women of her day she was that- a woman, not a girl child.
And Henry Fonda is actually really awesome playing absurdly against type as a goofy, clumsy, nerdy (and, okay, yeah, really squee inducingly handsome) rich guy she's trying to con but inadvertently falls in love with.
And the direction! So coolly and nice shot. There's a really great POV sequence with Stanwyck's compact mirror and a great pan of people on a boat waving bon voyage and snippets of their conversation that'll wow you. Fun movie.
This review of The Lady Eve (1941) was written by Stephanie M on 23 Sep 2009.
The Lady Eve has generally received very positive reviews.
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