Colibel Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Griff Lees Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

TheLittleSongbird 'It's Always Fair Weather' had so much potential from the get go, with the amount of talent involved. And on the most part, while all have done better it lives up to it.There are better musicals generally out there than 'It's Always Fair Weather', and outside the dance sequences and dancing it's somewhat of an uneven film. However, it does boast some of the best choreography and dance sequences in film musical history, and they are the film's main attraction. Despite its faults though, 'It's Always Fair Weather' is enjoyable as an overall film too.Not perfect by all means. The script has many great moments of a witty satirical edge and remarkably dark cynicism unusual in musicals at that time, but some of it is sappy to the point of making the toes curl and occasionally it's ponderous. Pacing also slackens in scenes where dancing isn't featured, and the more upbeat, slapsticky ending with the fist-fight is overdone and silly, also not quite fitting with the tone of the rest of the film and it isn't as funny as it should have been. Michael Kidd is underused, and comes over as a bit bland.From a more subjective point of view as well, Cyd Charisse did deserve more than just one dance, that is superbly choreographed and one of the film's highlights but too short, and she and Gene Kelly were seriously robbed of a dance duet together, as they were a fantastic partnership which should have been more obvious here. Both instances were featured in outtakes, and to be honest the film would have been even better if they remained intact and were included.However, it is dazzlingly filmed in CinemaScope and costumes and sets are very lavish. While there isn't a hit or timeless classic among the songs, they are still very pleasant to listen to and there isn't a bad egg among them at the same time. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly direct with an assured touch and avoid being too overblown or heavy, while the clever and sardonic satirical wit, in its poking fun at television, advertising and sports, contrasts well with the darker and more cynical edge 'It's Always Fair Weather' has.Kidd aside, the cast are great, Kelly is charismatic, Dan Daily shines in his scene-stealing drunk dance, Cyd Charisse dazzles with her dancing (and legs) and Delores Gray is a sheer delight with the best singing voice out of everybody.What really captivates here, as aforementioned, are the dance sequences and the dancing. Kelly's roller skate dance in "I Like Myself" has been described as his last truly great solo dance number and it is easy to understand why, he makes something that is so difficult to do, almost impossible, and intimidating, look so easy and while the dance is closely indebted to the routine in 'Shall We Dance' Kelly's is perhaps done with more abandon and more daring. The number with the bin lids is also incredibly clever, while "Baby You Knock Me Out" and "Thanks a Lot But No Thanks" showcase Charisse and Gray's talents to show-stopping effect.In conclusion, a good if uneven film worth seeing for the spectacular dance scenes. 7/10 Bethany Cox

cocomariev "It's Always Fair Weather" is based on three GI's who are returning home after WWII. After everything that they have gone through, the three friends are certain that they will remain friends forever. Before going on their merry ways, they promise to reunite in ten years at the exact bar that they are at. The bartender who works there disagrees and comments that they won't even remember each other and a bet is made. Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly present a great montage sequence following this scene. The montage highlights the important events during this time and I was able to see how each character differed from the others. I really enjoyed the dance sequences and thought that all three actors did a great job throughout the film. I've never really invested enough time into musicals so I'm not able to compare it too specifically, but it did remind me of 'Singing in the Rain.' It was a playful musical that was easy to like. I thought Gene Kelly, Dan Dailey, and Michael Kidd did a great job on acting. I thought Gene Kelly did a fabulous job on the dancing. I noticed that there were some references to television at the time, and it's competition with film. I found it funny that it poked fun at the television industry, I thought that was really interesting. I do think that the musical was too easy to follow and rather predictable. It wasn't hard for me to keep focused, but I wish that it hasn't so simple. I liked that there was a nice balance between dancing and the singing, it wasn't overbearing. Overall, this musical was enjoyable and entertaining, but not excellent. It was a bit too simple for me. If you aren't too familiar with musicals however, I do recommend seeing this because there is the perfect amount of dancing and singing without getting obnoxious.

cking-37-372041 **Spoiler alert*** This movie is hilarious and fun. The only part of this film I did not enjoy was the singing spectacle showcased at the very beginning of this film. It occurs after one of the characters learns his lover and the girl he planned on marrying has moved on to a different guy upon his return from the war. It was awkward, confusing and annoying watching the silliness of this scene. After this horrible scene is finished the movie begins to strengthen with a plot and is easier on the eyes. It's Always Fair Weather, is a classic example of Hollywood cinema. It showcased comedy, drama and in a way that one from the audience could actually see happening in their own life. A quick recap of the plot shows three soldiers who are the best of friends return to the states from war to separate and begin living their lives in the United States. After a serious discussion with the bartender the friends make a pack that they will still be friends in ten years, and will return to the bar to prove the bartender wrong in ten years. Ten years pass and the friends keep their pact, but quickly realize they are no longer the same people. It becomes very entertaining to watch each friend sing about how horrible their friends are, and how they wish they were somewhere else. Drama soon unfolds as a shows writer attempts to bring these guys together while under the impression they are all still friends. This soon proves catastrophic and almost unimaginable, but yet it happens. The show ends in an unforeseeable climax keeping the suspense and action unbearable and provides a small love story. Overall this movie has a great theme and is hilarious to watch. I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a great laugh that also enjoys musicals.

Elizabeth Stone It's Always Fair Weather is a light-hearted, witty, and humorous musical. The three main characters begin as war buddies and are having a drink at a local bar, when therefore they say their good byes before they go and lead their civilian lives. As best friends, they make an agreement to meet at that same bar ten years down the road to see how their lives turned out. They collect money from each of them and put it in the hanging light fixture. There is a song after this scene that shows how each of their lives progress. This scene is especially comical. Each one of the men have a distinct personality: one is a ladies man with no ties, one is a family man, and the other a business man. When they meet up, they quickly discover that they were not the same men they were during the war. The progression of their lives have separated them and made them quite different. A dramatic and ridiculous TV hostess decides to base one of her episodes on getting these three gentlemen back together as friends. It turns into a chaotic scene, including fights, chases, and accusations. In the end, the three rekindle their friendship. This movie is also a critique on television itself. There are several jabs in the movie about how phony television is compared to the movie industry. An example of this is the dancing girls that are wearing boxes as advertisements for the television commercials. This makes the television industry look silly compared to the high class world of the movies. This movie was made in a period of time where television was on the rise, and the movie industry was having to work at keeping ahead and their profits up. This was a technique. Overall, this was an enjoyable movie with a lot of laughs and impressive dance numbers.