sbrix

Sadly, politics haven't changed, and probably never will, in the intervening 61 years since this movie was made. As with most Capra movies, it's not hard to get the message, but that doesn't make it any less hard hitting. Also, as with most Capra movies, it allows the viewer to wonder "what if" if only for a couple of hours. All of the major actors are stellar, but then again, they were seldom anything but in most of their films. It was a little distracting to see Spencer Tracey looking down to apparently read some of his final speech, but the speech and the entire movie were very powerful. It should be required viewing for today's political science classes.

This film is as preposterous as the existence of a domed football stadium in Baltimore. While the special effects are technically well executed, the plot resembles Swiss cheese--lots of holes. It's bad enough I spent $3.00 to rent it, I would really have been angry if I had paid $8.00 to see it in the theater.

This film has no sex, no violence and only a modicum of "bad" language. It's also free of racial stereotyping. But, even though its predictable story and outcome have been done many times before, I've never seen it done better. Everyone knows you can't beat Sean Connery no matter what part he plays, but newcomer Rob Brown is nearly his equal. A film the entire family can enjoy! Why aren't there more like this out there?!