shulma2002

Although considered corny by todays' standards, this was perhaps the greatest movie musical of all-time. It touched all human emotions and the songs as well as the production numbers were impeccable. It should rate as high as "Singing in the Rain". Sadly, neither won the Oscar as best film. I rate "YDD" higher because of the superb acting. My only regret was that the film was photographed in black & white. I saw the "color" version but the job was disappointing. The flags' red looked sort of pinkish and the actors' teeth showed strange dark marks. This film will live-on forever but is hardly ever shown on TV and the DVD is hard to find. Cagney was a "star amongst stars". RIP.

This film was superb. It should have won for Best Picture. I've been going to the movies for over 50 years. Never before have I seen a film that kept me from sleeping. It was haunting; everything was great. I am a male but I was weeping for the last 40 minutes of the film. Ms. Winslet is the finest actress of our times. I am grateful that she was awarded Best Actress by the Academy. I haven't yet seen "Revolutionary Road", but how could her performance have been better? Until viewing the film, I never learned of the "secret" and I won't reveal it here. This is a bittersweet film that you cannot easily forget! In this film, the explicit scenes were not the most memorable scenes. I found the courtroom scenes to be the most compelling. I'm glad that Nicole Kidman did not get the role. She is a marvelous actress but she has a stuck-up demeanor that follows her in every role. Ms. Winslet was perfectly cast.