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My Man Godfrey (1936) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give My Man Godfrey (1936) a score of 2.8721 out of 4

based on (34) reviews

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Excellent

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Very Good

(24)

Good

(5)

Fair

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filmcritic.com (Aileo Weinmann)

Director Gregory La Cava’s creation is one very good reason to walk right on by the “New Releases” section of your local video store. Make your way over to “Classics,” and take home the original 1936 version of My Man ...read the complete My Man Godfrey movie review at filmcritic.com (Aileo Weinmann)

DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)

To today's TV audience screwball comedies have lost a bit of their meaning but if you don't have a problem with black & white film (and why should you?) or good clean comedy fun then they are still highly enjoyable. If you are a fan of screwball comedy ...read the complete My Man Godfrey movie review at DVD Talk (Matt Langdon)

TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

A silvery romp. The flaw is that it never delivers on the satire it starts with, dissolving into Cinderella fantasy along the way. But the leads are so impeccable that the seam never shows and the greatly underrated La Cava directs with precision. ...read the complete My Man Godfrey movie review at TV Guide Entertainment Network, Movie Guide

Daily-Reviews.com (Mike Pinsky)

My Man Godfrey begins with sharply modernist buildings and neon lights, passing into the reality of a city dump. It ends with a fusion of both worlds: a city dump converted into a dream of modernist buildings and neon lights. It was indeed a dream for ...read the complete My Man Godfrey movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Mike Pinsky)

Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)

My Man Godfrey is a hilarious - however politically biased - film. Lombard bounces all over the place like a beautiful tweety bird. She is ditzy yet charming. Powell is the straight man who can be just as funny with a stare as some comics can be with a ...read the complete My Man Godfrey movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Eric Nash)