Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

TheLittleSongbird Saw 'I Could Go On Singing' as a big lifelong Judy Garland fan (since seeing 'The Wizard of Oz' for the first time at 6 years old) and to see everything that she has done.Have always her an amazingly gifted singer with a beautiful voice and near-unsurpassable emotional connection to everything she sings and she to me was a good actress (especially in 'A Star is Born', 'The Wizard of Oz' and 'The Clock', though have really liked/loved her in everything seen of hers and have found a lot to admire for everything seen in films she stars or features in).'I Could Go On Singing' is her last film and her swansong, and while Garland does not disappoint by any stretch of the imagination (she is the reason for seeing the film) she did deserve a better final film. 'I Could Go On Singing' is far from bad certainly and has a good deal to admire, but considering the potential and how great its strengths are it is a shame that it wasn't any better.Due to Garland's illnesses, the film was finished in a hurry and it does show at times in some rushed-looking production values. Pacing is 'I Could Go On Singing's' biggest issue, with some all too obvious padding especially in the interminably self-indulgent "London travelogue" shots used to make up for when Garland was unavailable to film, those parts especially looked scrappy and should have been cut. The script is uneven, some of it genuinely moving and charming others (and too frequently) daft and melodramatically soapy, especially Dirk Bogarde's.However, 'I Could Go On Singing' is mostly attractively photographed and the London Palladium stage gives an appealing sense of nostalgia. The music and songs are wonderful, especially the powerfully staged and performed "By Myself", the equally heartfelt "It Never Was You" and the rousing "Hello Bluebird".In terms of standout scenes, the hospital waiting room scene, done in a single take, is particularly fine. It is a painfully honest and heart-breakingly honest scene and one of the greatest examples of improvisational acting on film personally seen, up there with the egg breaking scene in 1962's 'Cape Fear'. Ronald Neame directs admirably and there is enough that is powerful, entertaining and poignant.Garland is the best asset other than the music, she is simply sensational and while it may not be her best performance it's to me one of them. She is especially good in the songs and in the hospital waiting room scene where the real her comes out in her character and it is startling in how real it feels and looks. Dirk Bogarde is very good as well, as are Jack Klugman, Aline McMahon and a sympathetic Gregory Phillips.All in all, a good film with a significantly greater lead performance. 7/10 Bethany Cox

wes-connors While playing the London Palladium, popular torch singer Judy Garland (as Jenny Bowman) sees doctor Dirk Bogarde (as David Donne) for a sore throat, but she really wants to visit the child they conceived during a New York love affair. Married to her career, Ms. Garland agreed it was best to let Mr. Bogarde legally adopt their son with another woman, since deceased. Presently, teenage Gregory Phillips (as Matt) is studying at Canterbury; he thinks Bogarde is his adopted father and has no clue Garland may be his mother. This sounds like an implausible soap opera entanglement, but you go along as the story unfolds...Father finally relents, and brings Garland to meet their son. The mother and child reunion goes so well, they become inseparable, unbeknownst to Bogarde. There is, of course, some conflict to resolve. This was the second of two final feature films for Garland, though she continued to be taped and filmed in many fine appearances before burning out in 1969. Both this and "A Child Is Waiting" take into consideration Garland's emotional state; here and there, her rough edges become part of the characterization. With the exception of the frighteningly reddened rendition of "By Myself", her musical abilities are presented well.Bogarde is a great co-starring choice; he reportedly brought out the best in Judy. Jack Klugman (as George) and Aline MacMahon (as Ida) lend sturdy support. Key to the film's success is the marvelous performance by young Phillips, who keeps the story moving and believable under arguably difficult circumstances. He and Garland have great chemistry, and she has some superb dramatic scenes. Nevertheless, there would be no more feature films for Garland. Her behavior on the set could be described by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "When she was good, she was very good indeed, but when she was bad she was horrid." ******** I Could Go on Singing (3/7/63) Ronald Neame ~ Judy Garland, Dirk Bogarde, Gregory Phillips, Jack Klugman

jacklmauro Well, it's her birthday, so let's do this.By now you know the film is melodrama; famous mom seeking custody of the child she left to her husband. You probably know as well that there's a 'b' feel to most of this. Add to this mix the really dreadful title and, no, you don't have a brilliant Garland film. Or do you? Because the never fully appreciated power Garland had as a purely instinctive Method actress is in full swing here. From awkward jokes with Dirk Bogarde (who is surprisingly perfect for the role of the ex, and quite possibly because of his gay screen image) to the heavy-duty stuff, she is amazingly real. Down to her voice cracking painfully at the end of the final number. Two things worth noting: there's an almost creepy moment towards the beginning when Judy is entertaining her son's chums at the piano and a fiercely gay boy dances near her, and then there's the major and overwhelming reason to actually own this film. It is Judy's performance of 'It Never Was You', which must rival forever the most poignant version of 'Send in the Clowns' you ever heard. This is pure artist and material coming together at one. It is beyond brilliant.

rosyrnrn "I must keep on singing...with my heart on the wings of a song..." She sings these words at the end of the movie after life lets her down and 'the show must go on' anyway. This IS Judy Garland, with the ups and downs of life in and out of this movie. Although age begins to show on her face, her voice is still right on key with depth and tone, her expressions effortless and natural, and we feel her mood with empathy. Just watch and see. This is the life of a singer who has an affair with a man in London. She chooses not to marry the man, nor keep the young baby boy, so the man raises him in England. Judy's character goes on with her singing career, then later travels to London for a performance. She finds both her former lover and young teen son. Both Judy and the boy develop a natural motherly/son affection and the movie takes us on a bumpy ride thereafter since the father has much difficulty accepting this. Judy cannot and does not disappoint! I miss her.