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.

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Christmas in July (1940)

This was Preston Sturges second film as a director and his comic touch is all over it.  Jimmy is an idea man who dreams of making a living as an advertising slogan writer for just about everything.   He has submitted his slogan for the Maxford House coffee ad contest and is waiting to learn the results.  Yet a practical joke goes too far when co-workers of his send him a fake telegram that he won.  Although Christmas is in the title I wouldn't claim this is a holiday movie, but it's a good one nevertheless.  Sturges' wit and gleeful energy makes what could have been a one note joke anything but, this is a very good charming comedy to be enjoyed by any who like screwball comedies from a master of the genre.  Grade: A-
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