Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Harockerce What a beautiful movie!

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Orla Zuniga It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

Sinemah_Freek I love this movie, and I gave it ten stars. Although, this is mainly because of the presence of Oscar Levant in the cast. With out Mr. Levant, the movie would have been pretty good, but with his presence, it becomes sensational. I cannot understand why Oscar not receive at least a nomination for best supporting actor, or did he? At any rate, the casting director made a fabulous choice, for NO one on the planet could have played Sid Jeffers with as much skill, and panache. OK, on to the movie itself. It is a splendid representation of a struggling violinist who has quite an ego, which is sometimes the case with great violinists. Joan Crawford, as his devotee/lover was a good casting choice, although at times she over-did the assertiveness of the character when she first met Paul. But, maybe this is according to Hoyle, according to the book itself, which I have not read. The other supporting actors were excellent choices as well. So, here we have a great movie with a good plot, good acting (GREAT acting in the case of Mr. Levant- not really acting in the traditional sense, but a stage presence of GIGANTIC proportions). Also, the stupendous musical score throughout really makes one happy to be alive upon listening to it.

howardeisman When this film first came out in 1946, radio comics told jokes about it. The jokes centered on John Garfield, who had a filmography of nothing but tough guy parts, playing a classical violinist. These jokes were probably publicity plants, but they do point out a problem with the movie. Garfield carries with him a long established persona of a socially engaged tough guy and this history sabotages his attempt to play an ethereal, over-mothered, nerdy, self obsessed artist. I keep expecting him to punch someone. There is also the shadow issue of his sexuality. The childhood mentor with whom he lives, when asked about the nature of their relationship, answers that it is identical to the one between George Sand and Chopin. Huh? How did that one get past the censors? Joan Crawford does give one of her best performances, but it was a clearly a performance. I appreciated the effort Crawford put into it. She just misses. Part of the problem is the script. She is as much plot device as a fully fleshed out character. Why is she so over emotional? Her over-reaction at the end-and, boy, what an over-reaction- is not forecast by her earlier casual dismissals of her husband and her boy toys.But the film is very high level melodrama. The swelling music behind key scenes fits in. A compelling story is told well. Oscar Levant's one liners are great until they begin to grate. The cast does a uniform good job. Thus, Humoresque is well worth seeing, even if it falls short of being a classic.

LeonLouisRicci Up Front, Your Enjoyment of this Melodramatic Soap, with Punctuations of Dry Witty Patter, will most Assuredly Depend on Your Appreciation for, and Enjoyment of, Classical Music. Especially those that Feature the Violin. Because there is an Extraordinary Amount of said Music in this Starring Duo of Joan Crawford and John Garfield.Impeccably Shot and Likewise Scored, this has Garfield, some say Miscast although He does pull it off, as a Virtuoso Violinist Vacating all things in Life to the Mastery of His Instrument, as Crawford being His Benefactor wishes He would pay more Attention to another of His Endowed Instruments. They Both Deliver Solid and quite Stunning Performances.That is the Drama and it is Played Out Throughout and Strung Along until its Lengthy Running Time is Ended with the Heaviest of Soap Opera Conclusions. But Everything Manages to come Together in this Very Well Mounted, and Acted Picture. On a side note, Joan Crawford Looks Years Younger and quite Stunning, Surprisingly, when She dons Her Spectacles, although Her Ego probably prevented those Shots from Appearing in the Promotional Stills for the Movie, although there may be some out there that are not Screen Captures.

Bolesroor Good gravy... they don't make them like this anymore. "Humoresque" is a dark, melodramatic romance in which everything is played as Grand Tragedy, going so far over the top that it becomes difficult to take seriously. John Garfield is Paul Boray, the violinist so gifted that he can bring every woman in his life to tears with the beauty of his solos. Joan Crawford is Helen, the nearsighted socialite in an open marriage who lusts after Paul's artistic fruits.The movie opens with a flashback: a young John Garfield has a choice between a violin and a baseball bat... being a tortured artist at heart, he grabs the fiddle and his life is never the same. Helen manipulates Paul into falling in love with her under the pretense of advancing his career. Garfield's best buddy is an obnoxious wise-cracking pianist who has a "witty" comeback for every occasion: "Call me back in an hour- I should be asleep by then."If this was a silent movie it would have been a smash… John Garfield's face is perfect: good-looking, almost brutish, with a touch of pain and sadness in his eyes that makes him a fascinating screen presence. And Joan Crawford's face was perfect here, too: halfway between the big-eyed beauty that she was and the menacing monster she would become. If the film consisted of only extreme close-ups of the two leads it would have been a wonderfully rich story... instead we get extended sequences featuring maudlin violin music and pages and pages of stylized dialogue.The unforgettable finale- featuring the longest suicide in film history- is Joan Crawford at her hammy best. As John Garfield gives his greatest stage performance Joan is at their beach house, alone and despondent, heartbroken and inconsolable, and the violin music swells as we cut back and forth between the concert and Joan's snail-paced walk into the ocean. She pauses every few moments for a close-up, enormous eyebrows arched above her contorted features. Slowly... slowly... she makes her way into the surf, which seems to sense her pain and swallow her instantly. Alas, she is gone, and Garfield learns a valuable, tragic life lesson: The violin is the instrument of doomed romance. Deeeep...Next time take the baseball bat.GRADE: B-