Thoroughly Modern Millie
by George Roy Hill
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Actor: Carol Channing, James Fox, John Gavin, Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler MooreDirector: George Roy Hill
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: Russell Metty
Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Producer: Ross Hunter
Writer: Richard Morris
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 138 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-06-03
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Thoroughly Modern Millie
DVD Review: GREAT MOVIE BUY IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS MOVIE IS SIMPLY AMAZING! It is filled with humor, love, and tons of heart-warming songs. This is such a good movie and I really recommend you buy it!!!DVD Review: Thoroughly Modern Millie
Summary: 5 Stars
Funny movie and lots of good actor/actresses and a crazy story. Love stories are thread throughout the movie and have several twist and turns. Lots of singing and dancing and unexpected actions scenes. A little long so it might not appeal to young children. Would recommend 11 and older with family to really enjoy the movie. Carol Channing, Julie Andrews, John Fox and Mary Tayler Moore are just a few of the cast members.DVD Review: Thoroughly enjoyable...
Summary: 4 Stars
I love me some Julie Andrews, and so I was really excited about this movie. It just sounded so fresh and funny and charming, and that all came from a simple film synopsis. So, I found it and watched it and I have to say that it was totally charming, pretty funny and at least contained a smattering of fresh to say the least. It isn't perfect (not many films are) but it has very little to pick at when you look at this venture as the fun filled romp it was meant to be.
So we have Millie Dillmount, a young `modern' girl trying to find the right job with the right boss to make her dreams come true (she's planning on marrying her boss so that she has financial stability). She lives in a hotel owned by the strange and devious Miss Flannery who is actually running a slavery ring out of her hotel, praying on pretty orphan girls. When Dorothy Brown moves in (orphan) she becomes the next unsuspecting victim. Meanwhile, Millie meets and falls for an apparent slacker named Jimmy Smith but she resists him the best way she can while trying to woo her handsome boss Trevor Graydon, who just so happens to have a thing for Dorothy.
At times the film can seem a little messy (the conflicting plot points of the love triangle and the slavery ring can get a little confusing and or irritating) but it works hard to work itself out, and it always manages to bring a smile, even in it's most preposterous of scenes.
Across the board the acting is sublime, especially from the films star, Julie Andrews. Her comedic touch is just intoxicating to say the least, and her charm goes on from scene to scene. This was originally slated to be a Mary Tyler Moore vehicle and was supposed to launch her into that whole `romantic comedy' genre, so I'm a little sorry that this proved to be see Andrews focused for the mere fact that I love me some Moore as well, but really, Andrews is so good here you have to forgive her for stealing Moore's spotlight. Moore is good, but rarely steps up the way she could have. Carol Channing and Cavada Humphrey on the other hand make the most of their supporting roles by adding layers of comedic genius to their scenes. Channing went on to receive an Oscar nomination for her role here, and it's easy to see why. James Fox is sincere and amusing as Andrews' love interest, and John Gavin is effectively dopey as her clueless boss.
I wish the film had a little more focus in areas because it could have been superb if it had. I actually loved most everything up till the very end where it seemed to drag while it tried to tie up every lose end (remember, it has two central plot points to tend with). I also thought that the revelation concerning Muzzy and two other central characters was a bit of a stretch (an absurd one at that) but what is a comedy without a little absurdity.
Yes, regardless of its faults, `Thoroughly Modern Millie' manages to remain entertaining and watchable thanks to its unique mix of film noir, comedic musical and even silent era moviemaking. This is a surefire good time that will bring a smile to anyone's face.
DVD Review: Originally, was good; but the material now seems dated.
Summary: 3 Stars
"Thoroughly Modern Millie" is a fairly good comic musical movie. Originally, it was very good. However, the material now seems somewhat dated.
The movie is a type of melodrama. The comedy comes from the frantic attitudes and ideas. Unfortunately, we have been oversensitized to "racism" and there are parts of the movie that can be interpreted as racist by overly serious and overly sensitive people. All three of the lady stars do FANTASTIC jobs.
I do admit that white slavery seems to be an odd subject for a comedy, much less a musical comedy, but it still works. I think it worked better in the 1960s, when I first saw the movie.
Despite my praise for the movie, I rank it as three star because the comedy does seem corny today. But, it is a worthwhile movie.
DVD Review: a bit long, but still worth a view
Summary: 4 Stars
Loved the music, silly storyline, but so much fun...so, if you're a fan of Julie Andrews, this is not one to miss.
Description of Thoroughly Modern Millie
A would-be flapper in 1920s new york saves her friend from white slavers in a chinatown firecracker factory. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 06/03/2003 Starring: Julie Andrews James Fox Run time: 138 minutes Rating: G Director: George Roy HillJulie Andrews is at her peak of adorability in this enjoyable (and surprisingly sarcastic) spoof of the 1920s. It has every trick: occasional silent-movie intertitles, flapper lingo ("Oh, banana oil"), and a laughable plot about women being sold into white slavery by the scheming manageress (splendid Beatrice Lillie) of a Hotel for Ladies, aided by a cabal of wicked Chinese. (The stereotypes are bearable only if you remember this is a spoof of silent movie melodrama.) Even with able support from Mary Tyler Moore and James Fox, this is Julie's show; she plays to the camera with the collusion of director George Roy Hill, who's clearly smitten with her silly streak. The movie has an annoying tendency to spend time on musical numbers--a Jewish wedding, a vaudeville act--that don't serve the plot. A future Broadway musical would create a new score, except for the delightfully catchy title tune. --Robert Horton
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