NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Alex da Silva Fred MacMurray (Pete) arrives at a backwater town to carry out some market research and find out what happened to his predecessor. He is pointed in the direction of the Fleagle family and he basically never leaves their premises. The Fleagles are a murderous bunch who are after some hidden money.The film is a comedy with plenty of slapstick. It's OK as entertainment but that's all, I'm afraid. There are some genuinely funny laugh-out-loud scenes. Two to watch out for are the Lazy-Susan episode where 7 people sit down to dinner and keep spinning the table around to avoid the plate of poison food. It's funny throughout and ends with a surprise. The second stand-out scene occurs when escaped convict Barbara Pepper (Bonnie) confronts MacMurray and mistakes him for one of her thick cousins. She quizzes him as to where the money is hidden whilst MacMurray is sitting on the real cousin who is inside the chest but whose legs are dangling over the edge making it look like they belong to MacMurray. This scene is hilarious as MacMurray tries to control the legs and throws in a bit of improvisation. I love how MacMurray keeps turning to bash the cousin on the head inside the trunk. MacMurray is good as always taking everything in his stride. Unfortunately, outside of these scenes, the film drags and certain episodes just aren't funny. You end up willing the film to finish and the final chase just drags on.

sinful-2 I was not having any high expectations seeing this movie, but I did initially understand the very high rating it had. I had a very good time watching the first 45 minutes.Unfortunately as with many comedies they do not know when to stop. So the movie does go on at least 20 minutes too long. If you do enjoy seeing people chase each other around in an old house for half an hour then it will not loose momentum for you and most likely still be hell of a kick. But for me personally I just sat and waited to see what the end would be for a quite long time.Too bad really as good actors and fair story. It just outstays it welcome in my opinion. Also quite good ending. I just wish it had been there much earlier. For me that was the difference between a gem and something not worth spending your time on.

dougdoepke Guess I won't be making a trip to the backwoods anytime soon after seeing this advertisement for staying home. Just look at what happened to poor Pete Marshall (MacMurray). Here he is, some nicely dressed bureaucrat trying to do what his job tells him. So out he goes to the sticks to count noses and (shudder! shudder!) meets up with what can only be called The Hillbillies from Heck, otherwise known as the family Fleagle. First, there's Ma Fleagle (Main) who's just gone a few rounds with Mike Tyson and is now looking for new victims, with a voice about as gentle as an air raid siren. Then there's the brothers Fleagle, Mert and Bert (Whitney), whose combined IQ is about 25, which is just about how many tons their hulking frames can lift. And don't forget dear Granny (Paige) who's just resting up between pot shots at any stranger who mistakes her for their own grandmother. Put them together, courtesy ace director Marshall, and they redefine the whole idea of family values, plus, of course, the whole concept of evolution. And, oh yes, mustn't forget sweet, pretty Elany (Heather)—now, if she could just think as well as she looks or find a new tune with real words, well, who knows.And get a load of their Addams Family mansion, all secret passages and about as comfortable as a weekend at Alcatraz. Worse, drink the water and you light up like Broadway at midnight—just check out that that roulette wheel dinner. So, pity poor Pete once he crosses the threshold, it's just one hilarious mishap after another. Mix in 30-grand in missing loot somewhere on the premises, a fetching helper for Pete (Walker), plus a hay- bailer from heck, and you've got one of the funniest, most delightful madcaps of the 1940's. A real group triumph. So don't miss it.

rgrcpa Boy, is this movie funny. Of course, you have to like slapstick to enjoy it. Nothing subtle at all. I wish I could get this on a DVD somewhere. I would add to my collection in a New York second! There's a lot of running around by the cast. McMurray is as close to early Cary Grant as possible. He acts overly befuddled and Marjorie Main as the mama is type-cast, of course. The family won't let him leave and his situations are crazy. I was reminded of the three stooges antics. It is hard to believe that this is the same guy who paid the insurance murderer in "Double Indemnity." I heartily recommend this movie to anyone easily led to laughing out loud.