I am a notorious hater of musicals. In fact, the only musical I ever liked was Pure Country ( I am a big George Strait fan), so I may not be the best critic of Show of Shows. That said, the things I liked about the movie are. 1: John Barrymore doing Shakespeare. Without this movie I would have had no opportunity to see someone considered one of the greatest Shakespearean actors in history, actually doing Shakespeare. 2: Myrna Loy in color. As a Loy fan, I know that seeing any movie of hers from the Warner period is a treat, because most films from that era, are either lost or unavailable. 3:,Because it is a revue, I was able to record the movie and skip what I did not want to see ( which was everything except Barrymore and Loy). I am giving Show of Shows 5/10 stars. 3 for Barrymore and 2 for Loy.
Review of Show of Shows
