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.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945)

Leo McCarey's follow-up to Going My Way, with Bing Crosby's Father O'Malley meeting Sister Superior Mary Benedict played by Ingrid Bergman.  Can these two save the inner-city school they both so love?   Will Mary Benedict's faith alone prevail or will O'Malley's sly ingenuity get the job done?   This is not really a Christmas movie, but it does contain an adorable Christmas pageant scene that might be a bit too cute for today's audiences.  What I like about this film is its relaxed approach, telling a story without any forced intensity.  It's just good storytelling with nice people.  Films like this one would never get made today and that's a shame.  Grade: B+
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