Despite not being the success it could have been, this can still inspire a festive glow.
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04/18/01
Holiday Inn (1942)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:20
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: With the combined might of Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and Irving Berlin working in its favor, Holiday Inn is a seasonal classic -- not least because it introduced "White Christmas" to the world.
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: Two retiring show people start up a New England country inn with the unique and, one would think, self-defeating idea of being open only on national holidays; however, in this delightful... [More]
Starring: Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Walter Abel
Director: Mark Sandrich
Reviews for Holiday Inn
1 - 20 (sorted by rotten rating; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticNot the best film for either of the film's stars, but Astaire proves that he can dance even without Ginger.
12/05/08
Top CriticThe Irving Berlin score, including 'Easter Parade' and 'Let's Say It with Firecrackers' (which gives Fred his best moment) makes up for the thin story.
06/24/06
Top CriticCrosby's easy, casual banter is just the right foil for Astaire's precision acrobatics, his wry, offbeat humor.
12/05/08
Top CriticThe film's highlight is a bang-up July 4th 'Let's Say It with Firecrackers' that finds Astaire in fine form.
11/27/07
Top CriticCall it old-fashioned or old Hollywood fluff, Holiday Inn is a sweet, pleasant slice of another time in pop entertainment.
12/08/02
No review available.
02/08/04
No review available.
06/26/05
No review available.
08/15/02
No review available.
09/16/02
Great songs and stars and a pretty good script, too
08/26/02
Holiday Inn, is, of course, filled with the kind of pretty Christmas songs and picture-postcard scenes of snow and horse-drawn sleighs that make for beloved holiday movies. But there's also some darkness lurking here.
01/01/00
One of Astaire's low points, but with a sensational 4th of July dance number.
08/22/02
No review available.
07/30/02
No review available.
03/30/04
Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Want more? Stir in the first singing of Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas' and 'Happy Holidays.'
10/25/04
True to type, Crosby plays nice and Astaire shallow… The story writes itself, careful never to get in the way of big production numbers for every holiday on the calendar.
12/26/03
No review available.
01/29/05
Holiday Inn offers a reason for celebration not printed in red ink on the calendar.
08/08/06
Top CriticLoaded with a wealth of songs, it's meaty, not too kaleidoscopic and yet closely knit for a compact 100 minutes of tiptop filmusical entertainment.
11/27/07
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