Top Hat

Top Hat, 1935. Boy meets girl, girl mistakes boy for her friend's husband.

Directed by Mark Sandrich. Written by Dwight Taylor & Allan Scott; story by Taylor. Starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers.

Concept: 1/4 (Bad)
Story: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good). Great up until "The Piccolino."
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 4/4 (Great)
Music: 3/4 (Good). Again, great up until "The Piccolino."
Subjective Rating: 8/10 (Great, 4/4). Only one of the dance numbers is as jaw-droppingly joy-inducing as the stuff in Swing Time, but it's pretty much all delightful. Fred and Ginger are charming, and the supporting cast performs miracles by making great comedy out of a script that might have been something you just sit through while waiting for the next dance number.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.7/4 (Good)