Review of You Can't Take It with You (1938) by Ryan D — 30 Nov 2009
Frank Capra's You Can't Take It With You is a best picture-winning screwball comedy. In this film, the son of a wealthy banker wants to marry a girl who has a very strange family. The banker's family doesn't approve and the film deals with everyone trying to get along.
Stars in this film include James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, and Jean Arthur. Considering the strong cast and the fact Capra was the director, I assumed I would enjoy this film. In actuality, I found this film very strange and most of the characters quite irritating. I didn't care about what was going on and you knew how it would end right from the start as that's how these kind of movies always end. After watching this film I can't believe it won best picture. Of the other nominees, I've seen two - The Adventures of Robin Hood which is a film I found more enjoyable but doesn't really seem best picture worthy either and Jean Renoir's Grand Illusion which is one of the greatest films ever made. No foreign language film has ever won best picture even today so it's no surprise it didn't win either.
68/100.
D+.
This review of You Can't Take It with You (1938) was written by Ryan D on 30 Nov 2009.
You Can't Take It with You has generally received very positive reviews.
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