My Grading System

A+ = Masterpiece (I hold back on this one.) / A = Great. / A- = Really Good. / B+ = Good. / B = Decent (Serviceable). / B- = Flawed but okay (For those times there's something redeeming about the work). / C+ = Not very good (Skip it). C = Bad. / C- = Awful. / F = Complete Disaster (I hold back on this one too).

Note on Spoilers: I will try to avoid ruining a story by going into too much detail. But if I wish to include some revealing points to my analysis I will try to remember to add a separate spoiler paragraph.

Monday, June 4, 2012

The Great McGinty (1940)

It makes me sad to think I only have a couple Preston Sturges films left to see. The man was a genius and it's evident in all his work. In this rag to riches story, a bum becomes governor and falls in love with the girl he married just so he'd look good for the voters. Yet a change of heart amongst corrupt politicians is a dangerous game and also quite funny too. A splendid satire as well as an original character study of a dishonest man becoming honest, there's no wonder this is a classic of the Golden Age of film. Grade: A
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