Review of Top Hat (1935) by James J — 29 Aug 2009
I love most all old musical and this is saying something since I generally DON'T like musicals. So why do I like this one? The acting and supporting actors (such as Erik Blore and Edward Everett Horton, who were both very funny and endearing) are superb and the dialog is well-written.
The music is also quite memorable and easy on the ears! And finally, the movie just seems to have incredible style and grace. You get some of this in the later movie The Gay Divorcee and a couple other of their films, though this one seems to feature Astaire and Rogers at the very top of their game.
In fact, several of their movies look very similar, so I would say if you would watch only one, this is the one. As far as Astaire and Rogers go, this IS the closest they got to perfection.
This review of Top Hat (1935) was written by James J on 29 Aug 2009.
Top Hat has generally received very positive reviews.
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