Swing Time, 1936. Boy dancer meets girl dancer; dancing ensues. Directed by George Stevens. Written by Howard Lindsay & Allan Scott; story by Erwin S. Gelsey. Starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore & Helen Broderick.
Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent). Although, the actors make them into something much better than what's written - particularly Broderick.
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 4/4 (Great)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good). Ebert's essay makes a point of how they never cut away during the dance numbers. Isn't that just common sense, though? I mean, what would be the point of the movie if they didn't show you the dancing? It'd be like making action movies where you can't follow the action OH WAIT. </irrelevant rant>
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 4/4 (Great). We definitely need to see more Ginger Rogers movies.
Music: 4/4 (Great)
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). Amazing levels of delightfulness. I can't remember the last time that watching something has filled me with anywhere near this much joy. I can't bring myself to score it higher than an 8/10, though, on account of (1) a stupid plot and (2) holy crap did Fred Astaire just put on blackface? Yes, yes he did.
Objective Rating (Average): 3.0/4 (Good)
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