ClassyWas Excellent, smart action film.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Joseph Kearny Though just under 2 hours, this tedious talk-fest seems considerably longer due in part to lack of pace and focus. The film is of 2 minds as it attempts to blend contemporary satire with old fashioned romance which doesn't work because the romance is a wet blanket and the satire is weak. Written by Paddy Chayefsy (Marty, Network),the film is heavy on the speechifying, and Arthur Hiller's direction is devoid of any cinematic savvy. Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove, released the same year, is far more daring and accomplished and in comparison makes The Americanization of Emily feel like a film from the 1940s. Andrews and Garner are a dull pair and were considerably better in the more entertaining Blake Edwards' film Victor, Victoria.

R Boyca Okay movie, but a little frustrating to watch.Main 2 problems: 1) Romantic waffling between James Garner & Julie Andrews 2) Too many messagesThe majority of issues stemmed from the script. I would have bet a paycheck this movie was based on a book, its not! The script has way too much dialogue and you never seemed to know what direction the movie and the characters are going to go in next.The romantic leads in a movie can fall in love and break up, but not 6 times! There were 3 separate cycles of disliking each other and then liking each other with lots of convoluted dialogue in between. Andrews and Garner are appealing characters you root for, but after all the waffling, you start to lose interest.It feels like a message movie. It comes off as a kind of a cool antiwar movie at first, but then some characters start to turn patriotic and Garner looks like the bad guy and the movie gets a little dark. My best guess is that the movie was trying to show all facets of war and how everyone has different motivations, but the script was a little too much dialogue about the psychology of war and the movie loses its way and its charm. (Maybe more for Tarantino fans?) And really the only reason the movie is shot in black & white is so it can include 5 or 6 war newsreel shots at the end which is unfortunate. I think the picnic scene between Andrews and Garner in color could have really boosted the movie, especially if they had smoothed out the romantic arcs better.The title is a bold choice. Had the movie worked better, it would have been fine. As it is, I'm not sure how Emily was really "Americanized".

robert-259-28954 Although not a great film, it surely deserves high points for touching on points that mainly pro-war, heroic epics seek to sell. This one takes a completely different, and totally necessary turn in the telling. It lays bear the often contradictory and often insane view of the underbelly of the business of war, taking advantage of sophisticated and edgy story telling to make its point. This in itself makes the film ahead of its time. Well acted by both James Garner and Julie Andrews, it's worth watching, if nothing more that watching Andrews seduce, then "get jiggy" with the handsome star. As always, the stellar acting of Melvin Douglas in the twilight of his illustrious career, adds another dimension of truth and color to the film. And kudos for the theme song, "Emily," still one of my all-time favorite movie themes.

castilda Americanization of Emily is not an anti-war or pacifist film. Its position is anti- glorification of war or heroism. Chayefsky himself was a war hero and awarded a Purple Heart. His position on war is stated clearly by the James Garner character in the amazing garden scene with Emily and her mother, who has been driven mad with grief over the loss of her husband, son-in-law, etc. in the war. Emily takes Charlie's cowardice and throws it back at him. The film was unavailable for years since the widow of the author of the book on which it is based held the copyright and would not release it for DVD. It is finally available for a new generation, and the ideas are still timely and valid. The theme song, Emily, is a jazz classic that has become better known than the film itself.