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164 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.22/4 |
# of Ratings: |
86 |
Genres: |
Drama |
Rating: |
PG |
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English |
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Director: |
Frank Capra |
Actors: |
Jean Arthur
James Stewart
Claude Rains
Edward Arnold
Guy Kibbee
Thomas Mitchell |
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A young man is appointed to the US Senate where he battles for what he knows is right, although it brings him down mentally.
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03/17/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Mr. Smith |
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Some of the best movies ever made are the ones that can have a great overall message, but still be loose enough for someone to enjoy it on a basic level. One example is South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut. Another is Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. This movie is without a doubt a classic, and, in my opinion, Frank Capra's masterpiece. The inocence of Mr. Smith just draws you to him. This movie makes you hate the most powerful people in the nation. It also helped to show the world what political machines were capable of. But, most of all, it is yet another, and maybe the best, movie about a small man standing up to a huge adversary. The ending is one of the best ever. It ranks up their with Citizen Cane, Vertigo, Wonderful Life, and Dr. Caligari. It is a pretty basic scene, but it is execu... |
Rating of
3.5/4 |
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10/02/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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We'll Write a Bill Tonight |
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"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," though not my favorite Capra film, is definitely one of the most controversial and most important. Hauntingly real in today's world, corruption and greed from a newspaper magnate to control an entire state and then bringing it to Congress is a timeless battle. I loved Jimmy Stewart in one of his breakthrough roles, and Jean Arthur was great at bringing a strong female character to life in a time where women weren't necessarily looked at as being that incredibly strong. A wonderful, timeless classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" is as important today as it was back then. |
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4/4 |
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08/15/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Knight without his sword. |
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This is not only a comedy/drama, but also a very controversial film, because Capra, at first, show us how Mr. Smith actually is in love with America and what it suposses to represent. That's because in the first minutes, it seems to be a patriotic manifiesto. At the end Mr. Smith starts not only to doubt of what he suposses, but of the entire system. The acting that Stewart gives is one of the most amazing that I've seen. Awesome script. |
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4/4 |
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