Guys and Dolls
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: December 23, 1955 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
77
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianPeter Bradshaw
The face-off between two of the biggest legends in American pop culture, Sinatra and Brando, is something to be relished, although the roles are perhaps a little too atypical for each for the pairing itself to be legendary as the individuals. But still, what a joy it always is. Read full review
100
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Conceivably the best picture Sam Goldwyn ever produced. Read full review
100
EmpireAngie Errigo
Still one of the most thrilling and thoroughly entertaining of all musicals. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
The real draw is the script: based on stories by Damon Runyon and spruced up by His Girl Friday scribe Ben Hecht, it strikes such a perfect blend of salty and sweet that it’s almost a shame when the band strikes up and the jazz hands come out. Read full review
80
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
A bangup filmusical in the topdrawer Goldwyn manner. Read full review
80
CineVueD.W. Mault
It was once said that Runyon’s prose had a ungrammatical purity about it (what with the refusal of the past tense), but likewise Guys And Dolls works because it shouldn’t work. Read full review
80
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
It's as tinny and tawny and terrific as any hot-cha musical film you'll ever see. Read full review
80
Village VoiceGladd Patterson
Guys and Dolls is a rare example of a filmed musical being as sprightly in its own way as the original stage production. [28 Mar 1956, p.6]
80
The New YorkerRichard Brody
Sinatra’s vocal swagger is as exhilarating as ever, on a stage that gives him room to strut. And the overall effect is to heighten the effect and the presence of Frank Loesser’s brash yet subtle and bluff yet intricate songs. It’s not filmed theatre, but the cinematic transfiguration of the theatrical experience. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A great play but just a good movie, Guys and Dolls fails to convey the charm that the magnificent stylized stage version brought to the unique world inhabited by Damon Runyon's characters, despite the collaboration of some very talented people. Read full review
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