
This film was Peter Bogdanovich's homage to musical comedies of the 1930s. A millionaire named Michael Oliver Pritchard III and a singer named Kitty O'Kelly meet and fall in love. Meanwhile, an indigent woman named Brooke Carter and an Italian gambler named Johnny Spanish meet and fall in love. All four people meet each other and become friends (actually, Kitty and Brooke had been friends since high-school), and soon, Brooke's crude, fun-loving maid Elizabeth falls in love wi... (Full plot summary below)
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This film was Peter Bogdanovich's homage to musical comedies of the 1930s. A millionaire named Michael Oliver Pritchard III and a singer named Kitty O'Kelly meet and fall in love. Meanwhile, an indigent woman named Brooke Carter and an Italian gambler named Johnny Spanish meet and fall in love. All four people meet each other and become friends (actually, Kitty and Brooke had been friends since high-school), and soon, Brooke's crude, fun-loving maid Elizabeth falls in love with Michael's valet Rodney James. Later on, Michael and Brooke fall in love, and Kitty and Johnny decide to follow them around. In order to make Brooke and Michael jealous, they try to look like they are falling in love as well. Eventually, Michael and Johnny get into a fight but then immediately make up. Soon, Brooke and Kitty make up. The two couples pair off successfully and they live happily ever after.
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| New YorkerRichard Brody"At Long Last Love" is a lavish feast of performance; for that matter, like many great movies, it defines a mode of performance. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeLooked at today, without the baggage of 1975, At Long Last Love is much more artistically successful than is generally allowed. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie's no masterpiece, but I can't account for the viciousness of some of the critical attacks against it. |
| Movie MetropolisJames PlathIt's not just the acting. There's no chemistry, and very few Cole Porter songs are performed in such a way that you'd guess would make the old lyricist happy. 'You're the Top'? Not with this group doing the singing. |
| Examiner.comAdam LippeBut as they say, when all you have to recommend in your musical is a hairy chest, you're in trouble. |
| User ReviewJim Mwhy all the vitriol? did anyone else bother to actually watch this movie? I rather liked it and the music was wonderful |
| User ReviewAlexandra WI don't care what anyone says, and I don't care how much some of it drags, and I don't care how preposterous/stupid it is, and I don't care how the ending is more of a "guess we're done" rather than a satisfying "the end." I love this movie and have watched my VHSed-from-TV copy many times. Madeline Khan rules, Cybill's the bomb, Burt Reynolds charmingly cannot sing at all, and Eileen Brennan should have been in every movie. Love it. |
| User ReviewAbel DIt may be indulgent, a little slow between songs and isn't as witty as its script thinks it is, but Bogdanovich's 30s musical throwback still manages to be a barrel of fun. This is partially thanks to the cast, including the late great Madeline Kahn, who are not half bad at singing and give their characters more likability beyond their obvious 30s stereotypes. The sets and costumes, all done in sleek blacks and whites, look really good and achieve that 'black & white in colour' look, and most of all, the songs by the legendary Cole Porter are still the same quality material, loaded with memorable lyrics and double entendres. 'Well did you Evah?' especially being the film's most vibrant and funniest song. |
| User ReviewThomas KThe leads aren't much but the supporting cast couldn't be better and the film is always a treat to look at. Vastly underrated. |
| User ReviewAlex KMy Favorite Musical Film Is 1952's Singin' In The Rain. |