Thursday 19 August 2010

The Amazing Mrs. Holliday

Movie Review: The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (**1/2 out of 4 stars)

Year of Release: 1943
Country of Origin: USA
Director: Bruce Manning
Cast: Deanna Durbin, Edmond O'Brien, Barry Fitzgerald

Plot outline: A missionary tries to outwit the U.S. government and smuggle Chinese war orphans into the country (IMDb).

The story (**1/2 the story is heartwarming and touching)
How the story unfolds (**1/2 ... unfortunately, none of it rings true but somehow Durbin overcomes the inadequacies of a weak script and tosses off her songs with grace and authority, as always
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The characters (**)
The acting (**)

Overall rating **1/2 out of 4 stars

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